vagueness
Example Sentences
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Until now there has been a deliberate vagueness about what France regards as its "vital interests", an attack on which would trigger a nuclear response.
From BBC • Mar. 2, 2026
A U.S. official stressed to us the vagueness of that formulation.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 17, 2026
"That kind of vagueness continues to be a problem because there are such severe penalties," she said.
From Salon • Apr. 23, 2025
But there’s a line between entrancing vagueness and just not being that present — there were long stretches where Carti seemed to leave the stage entirely while pre-recorded lead vocals still played.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2025
I didn’t think it was lame so much as more of Alaska’s intentional vagueness, another example of her furthering her own mysteriousness.
From "Looking for Alaska" by John Green
Vocabulary lists containing vagueness
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