conflicted

Example Sentences

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I feel genuinely conflicted and would appreciate you poking holes in my reasoning.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 24, 2026

Hamid's cousin in the UK - who is one of several million Iranians living in exile now - encapsulated the conflicted feelings of many in a Whatsapp message to the BBC last Saturday.

From BBC • Mar. 7, 2026

On the substantive side, Kagan emphasized how the majority’s endorsement of parental rights claims under the due process clause conflicted with its increased resistance to using the clause to protect unenumerated rights.

From Slate • Mar. 4, 2026

Countries that were conflicted, divided or neutral suddenly found themselves on the same side as Israel.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 3, 2026

It was apparent right from the start that discovery, priority and originality were ambiguous and, at the limit, incoherent; and that these values conflicted with the obligation to check and check again before publication.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton