How to Use conflicting in a Sentence

conflicting

adjective
  • Since the initial news broke, conflicting reports have surfaced.
    Kayleigh Roberts, Marie Claire, 14 Mar. 2021
  • Prior to the veto, Noem signaled conflicting stances on the bill.
    Carly Roman, Washington Examiner, 30 Mar. 2021
  • Neither man wanted to sign a complaint, and due to the conflicting stories, no arrest was made.
    Kimberly Fornek, chicagotribune.com, 29 Mar. 2021
  • Over the course of the past year, state officials gave incomplete or conflicting answers to questions.
    Pamela Wood, baltimoresun.com, 2 Apr. 2021
  • The messy give and take of the legislative process has the best chance of sorting out such messy and conflicting considerations.
    D.j. Tice, Star Tribune, 3 Apr. 2021
  • But there are a number of conflicting factors in understanding pedestrian death rates and street safety.
    Megan Taros, The Arizona Republic, 12 Mar. 2021
  • But beginning that journey during the pandemic has sparked conflicting emotions.
    Charisse Jones, USA TODAY, 30 Mar. 2021
  • Byzantine faults arise when nodes provide conflicting information due to errors or malicious actions.
    Gary Weinstein, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
  • Such conflicting interests are part of the dilemma Negan represents: Can such a criminal be redeemed?
    Michael Ordoña, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2021
  • This conflicting information means something very different for Black people.
    Shenell Tolson, Quartz, 12 Mar. 2021
  • His main point was that a group of people, even nonexperts, do better hashing out the many details and conflicting statements, weighing which points matter most and ultimately deciding.
    Star Tribune, 9 Mar. 2021
  • The man denied this and no arrests were made at the time of the report due to conflicting statements.
    Brian Lisik, cleveland, 29 Nov. 2021
  • This conflicting advice is one reason to go with a pro for this job.
    Jeanne Huber, Washington Post, 4 Aug. 2023
  • Then came a conflicting statement from one of the accusers.
    Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press, 25 Jan. 2022
  • Williams’ most conflicting relationships—with Take That, the British press, and with himself—form the crux of the story.
    TIME, 8 Nov. 2023
  • But one of the guests, an old friend of the football star, later confessed to conflicting emotions.
    Susan Schindehette, Peoplemag, 11 Apr. 2024
  • They are confronted with the state of the house, but also with their own conflicting feelings.
    Marta Balaga, Variety, 5 Sep. 2023
  • The conflicting verdicts were read moments apart in the same courtroom.
    CBS News, 18 Oct. 2022
  • But the Kenyans and others have made conflicting comments.
    Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 4 June 2024
  • The wrangling comes against the background of a roller-coaster week of events and conflicting emotions for Israelis and Gazans.
    Isabel Kershner, New York Times, 13 June 2024
  • But few are doing so with the same amount of conflicting joy and sadness as Steve and Gina Meyer.
    NBC News, 1 Aug. 2023
  • Lynch said Brown's hands were visible at all times as deputies screamed conflicting commands for Brown to both show his hands and get out of the car.
    Christine Fernando, USA TODAY, 19 May 2021
  • But after 21 months of war with Russia, the date brings conflicting emotions.
    Hanna Arhirova, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 Nov. 2023
  • Their friendship is tested as both men cling to their conflicting moral codes.
    Alex Ritman, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Jan. 2023
  • There is a third trend, though, that can help reconcile these two conflicting movements: the growth of solar.
    Chris Hopper, Fortune, 3 July 2023
  • There’s a major tug-of-war going on in the bond market, with conflicting forces swinging yields wildy.
    Q.ai - Powering A Personal Wealth Movement, Forbes, 18 July 2022
  • Both said they were threatened by the other and gave conflicting statements.
    cleveland, 23 Sep. 2021
  • As Murdaugh's life has crashed down around him, some people close to him are wrestling with conflicting emotions.
    Steve Helling, Peoplemag, 2 Mar. 2023
  • Ethics experts have offered conflicting views about whether Thomas should have disclosed the trips.
    Mark Sherman, Anchorage Daily News, 7 Apr. 2023
  • Officials have offered conflicting information about whether a concrete canopy was part of a renovation, and its maintenance is under scrutiny.
    Dan Perry, Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2024

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