conflicted
Example Sentences
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Someone had offered me a job, in an industry I was conflicted about.
From Los Angeles Times
Caught in the grip of challenging sociopolitical backdrops, his magnetic and brooding men — whether bold authority figures, conflicted everyday guys, notorious outlaws or those in positions of power — represent an affront to the status quo.
From Los Angeles Times
Drossler, who lives in Pacific Heights and owns an accounting services firm, feels conflicted on the evolving behavior.
He took the job at the dam because, he says, he has no other way to make a living, but now feels conflicted about working there.
From BBC
Albert’s role as the outgoing governor is a sly send-up of political animals, his barely concealed ambition masked by charisma, with just enough sincerity and genuine affection for Ella to make him conflicted.
From Los Angeles Times
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