In a sentence
Six example sentences with conflicting, each labelled with its topic.
Two labs returned conflicting results for the same sample, so the doctor ordered a third test before deciding anything.
Medicine
Survivors gave conflicting accounts of the fire's origin, and the inquiry never settled which staircase was blocked first.
History
The two forecasts were flatly conflicting: one predicted rising wages next year, the other predicted a broad freeze.
Economics
The study found that people holding conflicting beliefs often resolve the discomfort by quietly discarding whichever one is less convenient.
Psychology
The two analysts issued conflicting ratings on the same stock within an hour, one a buy and the other a sell.
Finance
The two guidebooks gave conflicting opening hours for the monastery, so we arrived at dawn to be safe.
Travel
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