How to Use mixed feelings in a Sentence

mixed feelings

noun
  • In the comments of the video, people appear to have mixed feelings about the new campaign.
    Natalia Senanayake, Peoplemag, 4 Mar. 2024
  • There were a bunch of mixed feelings swirling around inside Leirre Collier’s head.
    Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 24 Feb. 2023
  • Lewis, its owner, voiced mixed feelings about what consumers would make of that.
    Paige St. John, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2024
  • The students are not alone in their mixed feelings about returning home, the parents have them as well.
    Acsah Lemma, Sacramento Bee, 5 June 2024
  • Fifty years after the artist’s death, a critic wrestles with her mixed feelings.
    Deborah Solomon, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2023
  • There are painfully mixed feelings at play: Scott is proud of the work he’s done (and duty-bound to promote it), while part of him is elsewhere.
    Daniel D'addario, Variety, 22 May 2024
  • In expressing some mixed feelings about the length of the journey, Byrne is holding two opposing ideas in his mind at the same time.
    Chris Willman, Variety, 25 July 2023
  • Even though their pay has broadly kept pace, most Americans still have mixed feelings about the state of the economy.
    Rob Wile, NBC News, 25 June 2024
  • The camp directors have mixed feelings but understand there are times the outdoors won't cut it.
    Peter Weber, The Week, 22 July 2023
  • Most people have mixed feelings about these noisy insects.
    Janet Loehrke/usa Today and Kevin Necessary/the Cincinnati Enquirer/usa Today Network, USA TODAY, 18 Apr. 2024
  • And so, perhaps, this is why Paulina remembers her few years of school with mixed feelings.
    The Foretold Team, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2023
  • About that genre label: Many artists in the scene have rejected it, and even Subculture’s founders have mixed feelings.
    Cassidy George, Rolling Stone, 22 Feb. 2023
  • Some Anna natives aren’t as yes-minded as their mayor and express mixed feelings about the growth.
    Susan McFarland, Dallas News, 21 Aug. 2023
  • If the plan described by the President does go forward, Israelis will likely have very mixed feelings.
    Dan Raviv, TIME, 1 June 2024
  • Some of Ackman’s friends and former classmates have mixed feelings about his Harvard crusade.
    Elizabeth Dwoskin, Washington Post, 10 Feb. 2024
  • The mixed feelings among Cuban Americans are similar to the players themselves.
    Bob Nightengale, USA TODAY, 19 Mar. 2023
  • These relationships often left me confused, with a lot of mixed feelings.
    Marta Balaga, Variety, 30 June 2023
  • David Fincher seems to have mixed feelings about making a potential sequel to The Social Network.
    Tommy McArdle, Peoplemag, 27 Oct. 2023
  • After watching the film, eight months on from its initial release, viewers in Japan took to social media to express mixed feelings.
    Chris Lau, CNN, 1 Apr. 2024
  • Esparza was one of several who had mixed feelings about San Jose’s new high-profile signing Hernan Lopez.
    Joseph Dycus, The Mercury News, 4 May 2024
  • News of the shooting has rippled through other tribes near the border, forcing some leaders to grapple with their own mixed feelings about the federal presence around their lands.
    Jack Healy, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Aug. 2023
  • Later, in 1997, the children and mothers involved in the case expressed mixed feelings about its outcome, and whether the training teachers received made a difference.
    Lily Altavena, Detroit Free Press, 25 Mar. 2024
  • But exhaustion from rushing from pitch meetings to office hours to interview recordings crept in over time, as did some mixed feelings about her role as host.
    Callie Holtermann, New York Times, 21 Apr. 2023
  • At Comic-Con, a striking Hollywood absence leaves some with mixed feelings.
    Elvia Limón, Los Angeles Times, 25 July 2023
  • Hurwitz, for one, expressed mixed feelings about the prospect of the fellow unions potentially following in the writers’ footsteps.
    Lesley Goldberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 May 2023
  • Still, family gatherings can elicit mixed feelings for many during this time of year.
    Chanda Reynolds, Essence, 15 Nov. 2023
  • Old ‘machines,’ giving way Americans have long nurtured mixed feelings about age and aged leaders.
    Maurizio Valsania, USA TODAY, 25 Apr. 2023
  • Image In Kyiv, many people have mixed feelings about the privatization push.
    Daria Mitiuk, New York Times, 12 June 2024
  • There’s sure to be mixed feelings towards Durant, but his Phoenix Suns' teammates hope Nets fans can show appreciation for having one of the best ever rock with their squad.
    Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic, 30 Jan. 2024
  • But when Portland Public Schools placed a police officer inside the building, students were left with mixed feelings.
    Zoe Toperosky, oregonlive, 11 Apr. 2023

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