Example sentences for: ambiguous

How can you use “ambiguous” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • His new hair produces a fine ambiguous effect, a not-so-easily-readable physical presence that can blend in with several wayward forms of nonacademic company.

  • Many papers around the world contrasted China's ambiguous response to last week's earthquake in Taiwan with Greece's no-strings-attached aid to rival Turkey after that nation's August temblor.

  • "Brother-in-law" is ambiguous; it could refer to my wife's brother.

  • In order to understand his ambiguous image, compare him with Europe’s heroic crusaders who went on the rampage at about the same time.

  • Written sentences that in isolation appear ambiguous will snap into focus when enmeshed in a larger discourse; moreover, written language has the advantage over spoken language in that it allows rereading (and reading ahead) in order to ensure an accurate interpretation of a given sentence.


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