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Much of the book deals with the conflicted relationship between Tribe’s two lead masters of ceremonies, Q-Tip and Phife — childhood friends whose personalities were forever at odds. — Joshua James Amberson, The Seattle Times, "Hanif Abdurraqib’s ‘Go Ahead in the Rain’ is a biography of A Tribe Called Quest. It’s also much more.," 12 Apr. 2019 Thomas Edwards, a professional wingman who coaches singles on how to approach people in bars, says his male clients are quite conflicted about how be both romantic and respectful when making a first move, which was already tough before. — Lisa Bono, chicagotribune.com, "'It's tough for me to know where the line is': The #MeToo era is making dating more confusing," 17 Feb. 2018 But one major faith community’s response is more muted, and more conflicted: white evangelical Christians. — Michelle Boorstein, Washington Post, "Why many white evangelicals are not protesting family separations on the U.S. border," 18 June 2018 Father Alexandre is a conflicted man in a way most of us can't relate to. — Caroline Hallemann, Town & Country, "Outlander Actor Yan Tual on His Character Father Alexandre's Excruciating Death," 22 Jan. 2019 The clip even caught the attention of some Democratic lawmakers, who were quite conflicted about whether to share the rapper's tape. — Erica Gonzales, Harper's BAZAAR, "Cardi B's Impassioned Government Shutdown Video Even Had Lawmakers Talking," 17 Jan. 2019 Full of sad and conflicted women whose pals certainly don’t make an appearance. — Anne T. Donahue, Marie Claire, "Why Don't Women on Drama Shows Have Any Friends?," 27 Dec. 2018 Vanity Fair has a really sort of conflicted relationship here, right? — Eric Johnson, Recode, "Vanity Fair helped create ‘the celebrity industrial complex.’ VF Editor Radhika Jones wants to investigate it.," 4 Oct. 2018 Yet the cut in banks’ research budgets is making analysts more dependent on other income streams—hence more conflicted, not less. — Jon Sindreu, WSJ, "The Dangerous Rise of Sponsored Stock Research," 28 Nov. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'conflicted.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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