Sentence examples for ambiguous phrases from inspiring English sources

The phrase "ambiguous phrases" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe phrases that have multiple meanings or interpretations, often leading to confusion.
Example: "The instructions were filled with ambiguous phrases, making it difficult for the team to understand the requirements."
Alternatives: "vague expressions" or "unclear statements".

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Later analyses may resolve ambiguous phrases through syntactic or semantic disambiguation.

Refrain from using ambiguous phrases like "click here", "learn more", or "more info".

In the same way "the big society", "back to basics" and "family values" are examples of equally vacuous, ambiguous phrases.

Mr. Gillerman disparaged those phrases as "grudging references to terrorism" and "carefully crafted, often constructively ambiguous phrases".

He pores over the evidence, such as it is — "dark surmises, grave suspicions, ambiguous phrases, obscure scraps of dialogue drawn from half-remembered phone conversations" — and he also gives vent to his own imaginings.

If this wasn't excruciating enough, Google's engineers must compensate for users who are not only fickle, but are also vague about what they want; often, they type in ambiguous phrases or misspelled words.

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The first item in each pair was the subject of the ambiguous phrase, while the second item was unique and was described without ambiguity.

We designed the model to maximize sensitivity to ambiguity by testing only the period during the sentence at which the effects of ambiguity would occur i.e. in the second half of the sentence following the ambiguous phrase.

It's an ambiguous phrase.

This ambiguous phrasing might be read as a criticism of the Government's use of assassinations.

On the ambiguous phrase "Beverages only in main cabin": "Those poor thirsty first-class passengers".

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