How to Use ambiguity in a Sentence

ambiguity

noun
  • There’s a lot of ambiguity to that scene, and that’s what works about it.
    — Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Dec. 2023
  • But that would be a dicey thing to do in our era, so the film backs off from any ambiguity.
    — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 10 Sep. 2021
  • But some worry the gray area still leaves too much room for ambiguity.
    — Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 19 May 2026
  • But that ambiguity is part of what drew de la Reguera to the project in the first place.
    — Anne Cohen, refinery29.com, 21 May 2021
  • To be clear, there were no ambiguities in that task, which was a straight numbers game.
    — Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 30 June 2026
  • There’s no ambiguity, no pretense, just a lunch pail and a hard hat.
    — Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 26 Mar. 2025
  • Faced with ambiguity, the mind rushes in to solve it — to know.
    — Nancy Colier, Baltimore Sun, 17 June 2026
  • What Shawn did was true to what the show was about, which was shades of gray and ambiguity.
    — Derek Lawrence, EW.com, 22 Feb. 2022
  • That ambiguity costs you, maybe, a bad meal.
    — Emma McGrattan, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
  • Even the cover image of a boy with a quill across his face adds to the ambiguity.
    — Diane Scharper, National Review, 20 Aug. 2020
  • The game is designed to have a lot, to overuse my favorite term, a lot of ambiguity.
    — Dallas News, 19 Dec. 2020
  • This is an ambitious movie that takes swings and plays with a fair amount of ambiguity.
    — Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Sep. 2023
  • For this project, there was no ambiguity.
    — Miles Socha, Footwear News, 26 May 2026
  • Leadership teams that are ready for change treat ambiguity as part of the job.
    — Tracy Lawrence, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
  • That ambiguity, of course, is part of the film’s appeal.
    — Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 1 June 2026
  • That ambiguity in turn becomes part of the bit.
    — Tyler Austin Harper, The Atlantic, 26 Nov. 2025
  • There’s a lot of ambiguity baked into the film, in terms of how far Cassie will go.
    — Emma Dibdin, Harper's BAZAAR, 28 Dec. 2020
  • To clear up any ambiguity, Claire and Owen have a steamy kiss at the top of the film.
    — Angelique Jackson, Variety, 26 May 2022
  • For those who’ve lived through what the word really means, there is no ambiguity.
    — Lisa Katz, New York Daily News, 22 June 2025
  • There’s no ambiguity about who Vyleesi is for.
    — Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 16 Mar. 2026
  • But learning to live with ambiguity can go a long way in helping get us to the end of this crisis.
    — Yasmin Tayag, The Atlantic, 14 Feb. 2022
  • If this weren’t bad enough, there are also some ambiguities in the syntax.
    — Scott Gilbertson, WIRED, 24 June 2024
  • To play the ambiguity was the most challenging and fun part of being part of the show.
    — Lynette Rice, Deadline, 11 Dec. 2024
  • There is no ambiguity in the righteousness of the two sides.
    — Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 27 Mar. 2026
  • There could be value in that ambiguity about his bottom line.
    — Susan Page, USA Today, 10 Mar. 2026
  • The strategic ambiguity piece of this comes into play as well.
    — Brynn Tannehill, The New Republic, 8 Feb. 2023
  • To me this is a difficult one to deal with because of its ambiguity.
    — Jim Weygand, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
  • The ambiguity of the process has sparked speculation around who gets a bag and why.
    — Joan Kennedy, CNN, 8 Apr. 2024
  • That ambiguity does not stay in the background.
    — Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes.com, 19 May 2026
  • This ambiguity made their hurt worse.
    — Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025

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