How to Use vague in a Sentence

vague

adjective

• We could just barely make out the vague outline of a plane in the sky.
• We had only a vague idea of where we were.
• She has been vague about her plans for college.
• She felt a vague sense of uneasiness when she was around him.
• The judges determined that the law was too vague to be fairly enforced.
• He gave only a vague answer.
• He longed in some vague way for something different.
• The instructions she left were vague and difficult to follow.
• I think I have a vague understanding of how it works.
• I had the vague impression that they were withholding information.
• In the morning, the anger, like the pain, was far away and vague.
  — Mary Gaitskill, The New Yorker, 20 Mar. 2023
• The band members were vague when asked about the lyrics.
  — oregonlive, 20 Apr. 2021
• Sounds dull as hell, and pretty vague for a movie in the can.
  — Tom Philip, GQ, 17 Jan. 2018
• One of the downsides to this desk is the vague instructions.
  — Rachel Dube, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 July 2023
• The book is vague about the time, place and dates of the walk, as well as your companions.
  — Edward Nawotka, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2021
• After the test, the law is more vague on what happens next.
  — Devin Kelly, Anchorage Daily News, 10 Dec. 2017
• That’s a bit vague; Snyder isn’t quite sure how to read it.
  — Matt Simon, Wired, 8 Oct. 2020
• Some may not like that and prefer to keep their plans vague.
  — Jeroen Kraaijenbrink, Forbes, 18 May 2021
• The amount of content is massive, and the legal lines are vague.
  — Hanna Kozlowska, Quartz, 1 June 2019
• Chinese laws are vague on the use of guide dogs in public.
  — Nectar Gan, CNN, 23 Nov. 2020
• The bill, supporters said, was to clear up vague language in the law.
  — Brian Murphy, charlotteobserver, 26 Oct. 2017
• But the company uses vague language about the terms of the deal.
  — Shira Ovide, Washington Post, 1 Mar. 2024
• But what seems now like a sure thing was then only a vague idea.
  — Steven Kurutz, New York Times, 6 June 2018
• The book seems to end on a vague note with regards to the character Sybil.
  — Lexy Perez, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 May 2024
• Coombs remained vague on the extent to which his role has changed.
  — Nathan Baird, cleveland, 13 Oct. 2021
• The vague wording leaves room for activism on the other side.
  — The Salt Lake Tribune, 29 June 2022
• As with many of his castmates, his remarks about the future of the show are vague.
  — Selome Hailu, Variety, 11 Aug. 2022
• The rules on conflicts for judges are high-minded but vague.
  — John Simerman, NOLA.com, 7 Aug. 2020
• Mosby argued that language is too vague to support a conviction.
  — Alex Mann, Baltimore Sun, 26 Nov. 2024
• The particulars of what that process will look like—and how Trump plans to compel both Putin and Zelensky to participate—are vague enough to make the whole endeavor unimaginable.
  — Joshua Yaffa, The New Yorker, 27 Nov. 2024

Last Updated: 14 Dec 2024