ambivalence
Example Sentences
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The subsequent track, Normal, is billed as "exploring the space between spotlight and silence" and expresses ambivalence about the cost of celebrity, with lyrics about surviving criticism and having to fake happiness for the cameras.
From BBC
It is hard to know how to respond to such ambivalence.
Sally is processing both the shock of a miscarriage and her ambivalence about her marriage.
From Los Angeles Times
In that environment, power doesn’t encounter firm resistance; it encounters hesitation, fragmentation and cultural ambivalence.
From Salon
Despite his ambivalence to birthdays, the museum, which was co-founded by Fat Mike in 2023, pulled out all the stops for a “this is your life”-style birthday party.
From Los Angeles Times
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