How to Use conflicting in a Sentence

conflicting

adjective

• 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
• Prior to the veto, Noem signaled conflicting stances on the bill.
  — Carly Roman, Washington Examiner, 30 Mar. 2021
• 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
• 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
• One reason for these conflicting views is that the answer depends on both facts and values.
  — Mark A. Smith, Quartz, 18 June 2021
• We have long been told breakfast is the most important meal of the day—as well as a lot of conflicting advice about what a healthy breakfast looks like.
  — Matt Robison, Newsweek, 20 Nov. 2024
• But Boulton said there are less harmful ways to push for change in federal rules than to pass a conflicting state law.
  — Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 30 July 2024
• Neither man wanted to sign a complaint, and due to the conflicting stories, no arrest was made.
  — Kimberly Fornek, chicagotribune.com, 29 Mar. 2021
• Initially, the couple told conflicting stories about how the gun went off.
  — William Thornton | [e-mail], al, 9 Feb. 2023
• The rules of collecting the two genera are wildly conflicting.
  — Christina Binkley, Robb Report, 30 July 2023
• Keeping that in mind, Mangold created conflicting groups throughout the audience.
  — Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 27 Dec. 2024
• That firm footedness and reactive nature, but equally both on a personal level and on a character level, maturing through the season into being able to hold lots of conflicting ideas.
  — Jeff Spry, Space.com, 29 Dec. 2024

Last Updated: 20 Jan 2025