How to Use unambiguous in a Sentence

unambiguous

adjective
  • She gave a clear, unambiguous answer.
  • The science is unambiguous, and the shots are safe and free.
    Editorial Board Star Tribune, Star Tribune, 3 July 2021
  • Ross’ statement was clear and unambiguous, but had a shelf life of less than a week.
    Stu Bykofsky, Philly.com, 13 June 2018
  • That works great when the will is well written and unambiguous.
    Dallas News, 3 Jan. 2021
  • The only unambiguous feature of the Bad Brains’ sound is speed.
    Chris Richards, Washington Post, 8 Apr. 2021
  • Gone are the days when the United States’ across-the-board primacy was unambiguous.
    Stephen G. Brooks, Foreign Affairs, 18 Apr. 2023
  • The laser light onboard is a constant and unambiguous guide for your cutting path, and the blower keeps sawdust out of the path of your blade.
    Popular Science, 17 Apr. 2020
  • The image was unambiguous: There was a large mass on Sasha’s thyroid.
    Emily Anthes, New York Times, 16 May 2017
  • More unambiguous, though no less contentious, were the photos of bin Laden’s body.
    BostonGlobe.com, 29 Oct. 2019
  • Much as the President would like to shift the blame, the timing of recent movements in the stock market is unambiguous.
    John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 8 June 2019
  • Her vision of what that might look like is unambiguous.
    New York Times, 13 May 2022
  • The sheer volume of these comments was more than compelling, and the language was unambiguous.
    John Rex, Forbes, 20 Apr. 2021
  • The court also noted that there was no unambiguous act by the consumer assenting to the terms.
    Jack Greiner, The Enquirer, 3 May 2022
  • The groups’ focus was unambiguous: to hurt Hillary Clinton.
    Jonathan Freedland, The New York Review of Books, 3 Aug. 2020
  • The group designed its standard to be unambiguous and easy to determine.
    IEEE Spectrum, 14 Mar. 2023
  • The state Supreme Court ruled only on whether the amendment’s wording was clear and unambiguous, the Sentinel reported.
    Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 1 Apr. 2024
  • Some national polls show a large enough Biden lead to produce an unambiguous win.
    W. James Antle Iii, Washington Examiner, 3 Nov. 2020
  • The United States has just lost a war, for only maybe the second time in its history (the other unambiguous loss is Vietnam).
    Michael Tomasky, The New Republic, 30 Aug. 2021
  • Ukraine has long said Western fighter jets are perhaps the most urgent need, but even Britain did not make unambiguous promises on that score.
    Laura King, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2023
  • After a half-season of testing, the system was ready for the league All-Star Game, debuting with great fanfare and an unambiguous strike.
    Jacob Bogage, courant.com, 11 July 2019
  • Democrats have been unambiguous in their criticism of Trump.
    Susan Ferrechio, Washington Examiner, 2 June 2020
  • In that ruling, Buckley held that the terms of the producers’ contract with AMC were clear, unambiguous and legally binding.
    Gene Maddaus, Variety, 6 Apr. 2022
  • The sounds were placed front and center in the mix to ensure that the nonet’s influence and inspiration were unambiguous to the listening public.
    Dr. Marcus Collins, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2023
  • The result is an unambiguous victory for the Spanish right—and for a more reasonable approach to Covid-19.
    The Editorial Board, WSJ, 5 May 2021
  • By the final episode, Celeste has rented and furnished an apartment; a brutal and unambiguous beating has made her ready to leave with her twin sons.
    Jia Tolentino, The New Yorker, 2 Apr. 2017
  • The cascade of new users presents a new complication for Durov, who has positioned himself as an unambiguous ally of the street and free speech.
    Michael Schwirtz, BostonGlobe.com, 26 Jan. 2021
  • The cascade of new users presents a new complication for Mr. Durov, who has positioned himself as an unambiguous ally of the street and free speech.
    New York Times, 26 Jan. 2021
  • Miuccia put the two together—women in cars—and situated them in a moment in time (maybe the last such) when the world was awash with unambiguous hope for the future.
    Steff Yotka, Vogue, 14 Jan. 2018
  • Unlike many protests, this one was an unambiguous success.
    Kelefa Sanneh, The New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2024
  • The influence of stress on a bumblebee was unambiguous.
    Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 9 Oct. 2024

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