ambivalent
Example Sentences
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As a child of divorce, were you ambivalent about marriage?
From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026
North Carolina resident Shelley Hughes was more ambivalent.
From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026
While ChatGPT sometimes shuts down this line of questioning, Claude is more ambivalent in its response.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 9, 2026
A terrific story captures the ambivalent emotions surrounding the ballet performance of Sylvia’s teenage grandchildren.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026
Her face reset to ambivalent frostiness, but Jessica had already noticed.
From "Here to Stay" by Sara Farizan
Vocabulary lists containing ambivalent
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Grade 11, List 1
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