ambivalent
Example Sentences
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Others are ambivalent, recognizing the benefits of change but fearing they might be giving up more than they realize.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 9, 2026
Asked about the first weekend at Coachella, one of her biggest opportunities in the States so far, she’s ambivalent.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026
And yet, Bamberger was ambivalent about that success.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 4, 2026
Yet, even at the height of fame, he chooses to remain on the margins of celebrity culture, visibly ambivalent about his own success.
From BBC • Jan. 28, 2026
These were to be our last days together, at least in the carefree spirit that had marked our escape from the Middle West and the American culture it was so easy to be ambivalent about.
From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson
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