: a lack of certainty about whether something is right or wrong
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Suddenly her past is public record, the effort to deport her begins, and director Ben Shirinian’s impressive debut feature film becomes a psychological drama laced with moral ambiguity.—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
10 Sep. 2026 Written with grimy, enlivening frankness — and an ability to dig into moral ambiguity — every character scrambles to get a leg up.—Los Angeles Times,
31 Aug. 2026 The trailer signals a narrative grounded in moral ambiguity and raw human emotion rather than conventional gangster storytelling.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
8 Aug. 2026 Wolfe’s book is both a crime story and a study in moral ambiguity.—
Greg Hanlon,
PEOPLE,
23 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for moral ambiguity