How to Use mixed emotions in a Sentence

mixed emotions

noun
  • Embarking on the empty nest journey is a bittersweet milestone, filled with mixed emotions and new possibilities.
    Sandra Rose Salathe, Flow Space, 16 Aug. 2024
  • So there was a lot of mixed emotions in hindsight about him.
    Ew Staff, EW.com, 10 Apr. 2023
  • Still, Ko recalled his time on the project with mixed emotions.
    Stephen Witt, The New Yorker, 27 Nov. 2023
  • Of course, a day like Mother's Day can come with mixed emotions.
    Katie Bowlby, Country Living, 26 Apr. 2023
  • There's a lot of mixed emotions happening, put it that way.
    Julie Jordan, Peoplemag, 20 Jan. 2024
  • Don’t allow mixed emotions to point you in the wrong direction.
    Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 24 June 2024
  • Even though Blunt shared where the cast currently stands on a sequel, she's expressed mixed emotions about the idea in the past.
    Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 7 Feb. 2024
  • Back-to-school season comes with mixed emotions for many parents.
    Country Living Staff, Country Living, 18 Aug. 2023
  • For Sarah's family and friends, the sentence brought mixed emotions.
    Natalie Morales, CBS News, 18 Nov. 2023
  • For many of the special teamers, ithe departure of Folk came with mixed emotions.
    Christopher Price, BostonGlobe.com, 29 Aug. 2023
  • Good news and no one to share it with, or choosing the lonelier path of following your joy, can come with mixed emotions.
    Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 May 2024
  • When a church does get to the point of closure, a congregation can face tough decisions and mixed emotions.
    Sophie Carson, Journal Sentinel, 10 July 2024
  • There’s no one that Jeff can really talk to confide in or explain his mixed emotions.
    Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 24 Mar. 2023
  • Jessop felt mixed emotions when players offered to chip in.
    Staff Writer follow, Los Angeles Times, 16 Feb. 2023
  • Casey Affleck is looking back at his career with mixed emotions.
    Ingrid Vasquez, Peoplemag, 18 July 2024
  • The new category has brought mixed emotions to those who identify with MENA.
    Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 May 2024
  • However, with any comeback from a break, a bundle of mixed emotions is to be expected.
    Jenna Wang, Peoplemag, 25 Mar. 2024
  • Seated in the royal apartments a few hours later, Princess Charlene expressed the mixed emotions felt by many parents fresh from first-day drop-off.
    Peter Mikelbank, Peoplemag, 12 Sep. 2023
  • With that as the backdrop, Winn took the mound to begin the eighth inning with mixed emotions of determination and satisfaction.
    Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 17 Mar. 2024
  • For those who’ve come before Montalvo, this moment brings mixed emotions.
    Brandon Sneed, Rolling Stone, 16 Apr. 2024
  • But, Copeland said, as a Black ballerina her casting also stirred mixed emotions.
    Matt Marshall, CNN, 24 Mar. 2024
  • The plan was received with mixed emotions by Amazonians, who like most of America don’t see eye to eye on the issue of remote vs. hybrid vs. in-office work.
    Chloe Berger, Fortune, 28 Feb. 2023
  • Her magnificent singing draws out all the colors in the musical’s kaleidoscope of mixed emotions.
    Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2023
  • However, the topic of starting a family also brought up mixed emotions for Lexi, 30.
    Dana Rose Falcone, Peoplemag, 13 Feb. 2024
  • The mixed emotions around being coeliac can hit often, especially at meal times.
    Tanyel Mustafa, refinery29.com, 3 June 2024
  • For a few new Americans, the ceremony elicited more mixed emotions.
    Annie Vainshtein, San Francisco Chronicle, 11 Feb. 2023
  • Recommended for anyone with mixed emotions about the rise of cosmetic Ozempic use.
    Kate Knibbs, WIRED, 22 Dec. 2023
  • Knowing Terry Rozier is no longer around conjured up mixed emotions within Steve Clifford.
    Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 25 Jan. 2024
  • There were plenty of mixed emotions this week in response to the closure of Oscar-winning production company Participant, and at the very least the industry has agreed something has come to an end.
    Matt Donnelly, Variety, 19 Apr. 2024
  • But, even here, this unity of mood is sustained by the relentless omission of practicalities that suggest unwieldy yet absorbing details and a wide, unruly range of mixed emotions.
    Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 25 June 2024

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