How to Use in conflict in a Sentence

in conflict

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  • Those goals are not in conflict.
    William J. Bratton, New York Daily News, 31 Mar. 2026
  • So, those two things are in conflict, right?
    ABC News, 2 Nov. 2025
  • Teams two through six are the group in conflict.
    Caleb Yum, Austin American Statesman, 28 Feb. 2026
  • So far, no one has come to us with a pitch that is in conflict.
    Vulture, 7 Oct. 2022
  • That would seem to put a lot of what's going on right now in conflict.
    CBS News, 3 Apr. 2026
  • Sudan is still in conflict and other parts of the world are, too.
    Michal Ruprecht, NPR, 1 Oct. 2025
  • And now that’s in conflict with what Catherine has told him to do.
    Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 24 Jan. 2025
  • It has also been used in conflict zones before.
    John Ruwitch, NPR, 15 Jan. 2026
  • Bell, who is running for clerk, has been embroiled in conflict this year.
    The Indianapolis Star, 2 Sep. 2022
  • The scenic areas of the park have often been in conflict with its use as a rest stop.
    oregonlive, 5 Sep. 2023
  • Remember that when the two feel in conflict.
    Sahil Bloom, CNBC, 22 Nov. 2025
  • Will Bible passages be taught in conflict with my beliefs?
    Heather Hollingsworth, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026
  • Islam has two major sects that are often in conflict.
    Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 26 Mar. 2026
  • State revenue shortfalls are putting guns in conflict with butter.
    Timothy Noah, The New Republic, 8 May 2023
  • High standards and human respect are not in conflict.
    Abdo Riani, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
  • Pavone has been in conflict with his superiors in Texas for more than a decade.
    Harold Maass, The Week, 19 Dec. 2022
  • In a lot of ways, we’re born competitive, and we’re born looking to be in conflict.
    Madison Feller, ELLE, 28 Mar. 2023
  • The solar and roofing industries have been in conflict for years.
    Kyle J. Russell, USA TODAY, 9 June 2024
  • The two countries have been in conflict over the Nagorno-Karabakh region for decades.
    Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 14 Sep. 2022
  • Those who have are in conflict, sometimes literally, with those who haven’t.
    Literary Hub, 23 July 2026
  • Their head and their hearts are in conflict, and when your head and your heart are in conflict, there’s going to be some friction.
    Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 18 Apr. 2025
  • His story in the comic, and in our show as well, is actually a soul that's in conflict.
    Nick Romano, EW.com, 28 May 2025
  • The needs of a partnership may be in conflict with your career ambitions.
    USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2025
  • Trump claimed a wartime power for fast deportations — and ended up in conflict with the courts.
    Patrick Reis, Vox, 17 Mar. 2025
  • And Heather, who was often in conflict with Mary, doesn’t really want to talk about it.
    Scott D. Pierce, The Salt Lake Tribune, 25 Sep. 2022
  • Natalie, as an actress-producer, are there times when one of those roles is in conflict with the other?
    Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Jan. 2024
  • But in practice, doing so would put them in conflict with their core business, which is, and will continue to be, men’s sports.
    Haley Rosen, Sportico.com, 21 Mar. 2025
  • The two are inherently in conflict, which means at least one side of the table is bound to walk away from the talks unhappy.
    Daniel Depetris, Chicago Tribune, 14 Jan. 2025
  • The highest form of success is not winning in conflict, but thriving in harmony.
    Dr. Adil Dalal, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
  • And McInerny does the idea a service by flooding the screen with emotions in conflict.
    K. Austin Collins, Rolling Stone, 2 Mar. 2023

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