conflicted
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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. 2018 The gay community has had a very conflicted approach to camp. — Steff Yotka, Vogue, "Notes on Camp: Andrew Bolton and Ryan Murphy Talk Queerness, Culture, and Kindness," 11 Oct. 2018 This is a 180 from early in Season 1, when Serena seemed like the harsher Waterford, and Fred came across as a conflicted guy with some guilt issues. — Rena Gross, Billboard, "'The Handmaid's Tale': Season 2, Episode 13 Recap: 19 Startling Moments in 'The Word'," 11 July 2018 While individuals and families continue to cross the Mediterranean from this conflicted nation, the majority of migrants at this point hail from Africa. — Renae Reints, Fortune, "Angela Merkel Warns Migration Could 'Make or Break' the EU," 28 June 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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