How to Use conflicting in a Sentence

conflicting

adjective
  • Both said they were threatened by the other and gave conflicting statements.
    cleveland, 23 Sep. 2021
  • Their conflicting opinions sometimes distract Yu-mi from the task at hand.
    Joan MacDonald, Forbes, 19 Sep. 2021
  • Sometimes, the answer may be as simple as letting your conflicting feelings run their course.
    Washington Post, 4 Aug. 2021
  • But again, several studies have shown conflicting results.
    Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 18 Oct. 2024
  • Reform efforts will be stalled by creating a bureaucracy from scratch with no guiding plan, and too many people with conflicting views in charge.
    Steve Cramer, Star Tribune, 27 July 2021
  • Which of two conflicting objects, dreamed up by different forcing procedures, should be permitted?
    Quanta Magazine, 15 July 2021
  • And then, here goes Black people showing up and being dynamic and presenting conflicting emotions.
    Jason Parham, Wired, 29 July 2021
  • Exhibiting Forgiveness is a culmination of the deep hurt and conflicting feelings that have inspired his work.
    Robert Daniels, TIME, 18 Oct. 2024
  • But there’s another way to reconcile conflicting views of recovery, which preserves traditional ideas for those who prefer them.
    Maia Szalavitz, Time, 29 Sep. 2021
  • Richard Rice, an attorney for Banks’ family, said his family has heard several conflicting stories.
    al, 6 Aug. 2021
  • The message was mixed, presumably a reflection of conflicting impulses and priorities.
    Susan Page, USA TODAY, 8 July 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • But as with most details of Tay’s life, there are several conflicting versions of this part of the story.
    Ej Dickson, Rolling Stone, 13 Nov. 2023
  • Sparks ignite and the three find themselves in a conflicting love triangle.
    Minh Nguyen, Variety, 6 Aug. 2023
  • The girl was taken to a hospital for a swollen lip, but neither were charged due to conflicting statements.
    cleveland, 13 Apr. 2022

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