Ambivalence in a sentence

Answer 1

AnswerThe girl was feeling some ambivalence when she had to choose between two very close answers AnswerThe ambivalence answer it made half of them to go back home and the other half to stay in the cafeteria. AnswerShe had some ambivalence about this guy. Although she really liked him, she felt that there was something discomforting about him.

Answer 2

Example sentences for the adjective 'ambivalent':

Matthew was feeling ambivalent about whether or not he should trust John.

Although the company knew Mr. Brown wasn't always honest, he brought in a lot of new clients so they were ambivalentabout firing him.

If you are ambivalent about the new law, you should read it so you can decide.

My sister was ambivalent about moving across the country with her new boyfriend, so she kept paying rent on her old apartment until the month before their wedding.

My wife has been ambivalent about having more children ever since her miscarriage.

We're ambivalent about taking another vacation to Disney World when there are so many other places we've never been to.

I'm ambivalent about going to the reunion, because I have just as many bad memories of high school as good ones.

Johnny was ambivalent about cheating on the test, but thankfully he came to his senses and decided to just try his best.

Note: The adjective 'ambivalent' is functioning as a subject complement following the linking verb, for example 'Johnny was ambivalent' (Johnny=ambivalent).

Answer 3

The word 'ambivalence' is a noun, a word for the state of having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something or someone; a word for a thing.

A noun functions as the subject of a sentence or a clause, and as the object of a verb or a preposition.

Example sentences:

• Her ambivalence about her job made her think about improving her education. (subject of the sentence)
• I detected ambivalence in his attitude toward homework. (direct object of the verb 'detected')
• Exploring more options may be an antidote for your ambivalence. (object of the preposition 'for')

Answer 4

Sandra faced great ambivalence about going to the liquor filled party, because she had adversities maintaining her sobriety.

Answer 5

I am ambivalent about going out to eat.