vague

Example Sentences

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What’s slightly more vague is the extent Barker is willing to go to in conveying just how intense the terms of Bear’s wish really are.

From Salon • Jun. 4, 2026

The book claims that “we can encourage” more small-scale activities, but who “we” is and what “encourage” means is sometimes vague.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

He said the family spent months seeking updates on the investigation, the return of belongings and promised medical support, often receiving vague or delayed responses.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

Instead of relying only on vague instructions such as "play warmer" or "use a lighter touch," future training systems may be able to show students the exact physical movements associated with specific tonal qualities.

From Science Daily • May 28, 2026

I hardly know whether I had slept or not after this musing; at any rate, I started wide awake on hearing a vague murmur, peculiar and lugubrious, which sounded, I thought, just above me.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë