Example Sentences

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The government ambiguously “welcomed” the plan, while keeping the details and the army’s monthly progress reports secret.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 11, 2025

Children who rejected or responded ambiguously to their mother's cognitive reappraisal advice actually reported more adaptive coping in middle school than those who accepted it.

From Science Daily • May 23, 2024

Rather, counsel objected to ambiguously worded requests for information.

From Seattle Times • May 10, 2024

The show’s emotional weather turns as the background hue changes from one ambiguously cheerful pastel to another.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 3, 2023

“You’re as safe as I can make you,” I said ambiguously.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss