How to Use ambivalent in a Sentence

ambivalent

adjective

• Every gaze crackles with presence — some smile, while others have a more ambivalent expression.
  — Morgan Sykes, The Cut, 9 Feb. 2018
• But in person, Iguchi is unassuming and seems ambivalent about being the center of attention.
  — Mike Ives, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2018
• Alaskans are ambivalent about the OCS because there is no federal revenue-sharing.
  — Tim Bradner, Anchorage Daily News, 17 Jan. 2018
• Two models see and are seen: The model gazing into Leonard’s lens is looked at, with an ambivalent expression, by the model to her left.
  — Morgan Sykes, The Cut, 4 Mar. 2018
• Partly, this is a function of her work, which gives an ambivalent voice to the lurking influences of money and power, but doesn’t get in the weeds of small-time copyright battles.
  — Kat Stoeffel, The Cut, 2 Feb. 2018
• American museums have long been ambivalent about requiring the public to pay to view the priceless paintings and sculptures that are part of the human heritage.
  — Mary Carole McCauley, baltimoresun.com, 16 Jan. 2018
• Banjo plucks and pretty violin phrases background a lyrical piece of ambivalent poetry.
  — Raisa Bruner, Time, 15 Dec. 2017
• Berlusconi himself has been ambivalent about the euro, suggesting in the past that the lira should be re-introduced as a parallel currency.
  — Bloomberg.com, 5 Feb. 2018
• While unions work to win over ambivalent members, organizers are also exploring ways that liberal state governments can help fund the labor movement.
  — Josh Eidelson, Bloomberg.com, 22 Feb. 2018
• Bi-weekly appointments have lifted my average disposition from the dangerous red zone to an ambivalent yellow.
  — Brennan Kilbane, GQ, 20 Dec. 2017
• Surprisingly, Jane is ambivalent about her resemblance to Ms. Swift.
  — Christopher Rosa, Glamour, 15 Dec. 2017
• One of the most intriguing parts of Burnham's character during the first half of the season was her ambivalent relationship with her adoptive father Sarek.
  — Annalee Newitz, Ars Technica, 13 Feb. 2018
• The play is ambivalent, in the end, about wellness claims.
  — Helen Shaw, Vulture, 27 Feb. 2022
• As to the future of the culture wars, Mr. Hunter is ambivalent.
  — Jason Willick, WSJ, 25 May 2018
• For her part, Menard has long been ambivalent about firearms.
  — Jabin Botsford, Washington Post, 27 Mar. 2023
• The effect is ambivalent: Are the dark streaks meant to be read as tears, the result of the subject’s sorrow?
  — William Meyers, WSJ, 23 Feb. 2019
• Alexie was ambivalent about competing in this year’s K300 at the end of the month.
  — Zachariah Hughes, Anchorage Daily News, 20 Jan. 2023
• Mark seemed ambivalent at times urging Brett on and at times telling him to stop.
  — Caroline Hallemann, Town & Country, 27 Sep. 2018
• On top of that, the show has an ambivalent attitude towards the '80s.
  — Christian Holub, EW.com, 23 July 2022
• Mark seemed ambivalent, at times urging Brett on and at times telling him to stop.
  — Fox News, 27 Sep. 2018
• All that remains, by the film’s final shot, is an ambivalent wall of sound.
  — Lauren Michele Jackson, The New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2023
• Yet the job has always been cursed with a kind of ambivalent status.
  — Ron Elving, NPR, 30 Mar. 2024
• In this view, Iraq is at best an ambivalent partner and at worst a tacit foe.
  — Steven Simon and Adam Weinstein, Foreign Affairs, 27 Sep. 2023
• My ex is ambivalent and does not seem to care whether our daughter stays over the weekends with me or not.
  — Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 28 Aug. 2023
• Nord Stream 2 is not yet active, but Germany has been ambivalent about the prospect of shutting the project down.
  — Fabrice Robinet, The New Yorker, 11 Feb. 2022
• But an obituary in The New York Times struck an ambivalent tone.
  — Jeremy Lybarger, The New Republic, 7 Oct. 2021
• Among the other two camps of RNC members, one is ambivalent, at least for the moment.
  — David M. Drucker, Washington Examiner, 12 Nov. 2020
• And the next day, the resident comes out and makes some comments that were highly ambivalent about that event.
  — Fortune Editors, Fortune, 9 Nov. 2023
• Though the debate has been revived following the death of Queen Elizabeth II in 2022, the nation is still ambivalent about becoming a republic.
  — Peter Guo, NBC News, 21 Oct. 2024
• But my main goal wasn’t to generate an ambivalent, dark female character.
  — Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Aug. 2024

Last Updated: 26 Dec 2024