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Six example sentences with ambivalent, each labelled with its topic.
She is ambivalent about the buyout, thrilled by the money and unwilling to watch strangers run what she built.
Startups
Patients often feel ambivalent about ending therapy, proud of the progress and afraid of losing the weekly hour.
Psychology
He was ambivalent about moving abroad, eager for the new city yet reluctant to leave his mother's neighborhood.
Travel
Analysts were ambivalent about the merger, praising the cost savings while doubting the two companies could ever share a culture.
Finance
Mill seems ambivalent about paternalism, defending liberty firmly yet allowing the state to stop a man crossing a broken bridge.
Philosophy
Longtime fans were ambivalent about the remake, delighted by the graphics and annoyed that the puzzles had been simplified.
Gaming
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