ambivalent
Example Sentences
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The third group is the truly ambivalent, where I sat.
From Slate • Jul. 6, 2026
By the same token, I think a deep love of country can coexist with ambivalent feelings about how the national team performs on the field.
From Salon • Jun. 15, 2026
Towns has always been an elite shooter, but not not ago, it was easy to find Knicks fans fed up with the big man’s ambivalent defense and virtuosity at collecting foolish fouls.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026
A promising new cancer drug helped reduce the risk of death by 34% in patients with the most common form of lung cancer, but investors appeared to be ambivalent to the data.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 1, 2026
Delbriick’s speedy approval pleased me, for he had ambivalent feelings about the ultimate value to biology of Pauling-like structural studies.
From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson
Vocabulary lists containing ambivalent
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Grade 11, List 1
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