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adjective

ambivalent

having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas

In a sentence

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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