conflicted
Example Sentences
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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
He marched to the ever-present cameras in the courthouse hallway and denounced the judge in the case, Juan M. Merchan, as “corrupt” and “conflicted.”
From New York Times
"These charges are rigged. The whole thing is rigged. The whole country's a mess between the borders and fake elections and a trial like this, where the judge is so conflicted he can't breathe."
From Salon
Her new persona conflicted with her Orthodox Jewish values.
From Seattle Times
The title’s reference to choosing between “the subversive or the embassy” — rebel or establishment — also cleverly implicates artists, whose conflicted role in modern society is to somehow bridge the two.
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
