How to use "conflicting" in sentences with meaning in English and Hindi

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Example sentences for "conflicting" in popular movie and book plots

  • Spock rebukes Nomad for harming Uhura; Nomad retorts that she is "a mass of conflicting impulses".  - The Changeling (Star Trek: The Original Series)
  • Tony's parents both hold conflicting views about Tony's destiny and battle over his future path.  - Bless Me, Ultima
  • Torn between two conflicting statements, Clayton decides to suspect Burke and trust Layla, believing her show of emotion to be genuine.  - The Recruit
  • As the subtitle implies, the novel offers several conflicting perspectives on the concept of utopia.  - Triton (novel)
  • This comment adds to the many conflicting ages for the Doctor provided in the television series over the years.  - Doctor Who and the Silurians
  • Pearl is forced to deal with her love of her family and her conflicting yearning for marital freedom.  - A Walk on the Moon
  • The conflicting Laws cause what is basically a feedback loop which confuses him to the point that he starts acting inebriated.  - Runaround (story)
  • While recovering from his wounds near the ocean, Rio struggles with his conflicting desires to love the girl and to kill her stepfather.  - One-Eyed Jacks
  • Tormented by his conflicting thoughts and emotions, Quentin commits suicide by drowning.  - The Sound and the Fury
  • Despite (or perhaps because of) their conflicting attitudes, the Professor and Thomas are billeted together by Satan.  - Old Harry's Game
  • Howard finds he cannot go through with it due to his conflicting emotions and Emily's concern for his well-being.  - In & Out (film)
  • He learns that, from an early age, Alan has been receiving conflicting viewpoints on religion from his parents.  - Equus (play)
  • Psychiatrists give conflicting testimony to Manion's state of mind at the time that he killed Quill.  - Anatomy of a Murder
  • Chief Inspector Hubbard (John Williams) arrives and questions the Wendices, and Margot makes several conflicting statements.  - Dial M for Murder
  • When Britten finds Jan, he puts the boy and Bigger in the same room and confronts them with their conflicting stories.  - Native Son
  • The two marry secretly and make a home together in Croton-on-Hudson, north of New York City, but still have conflicting desires.  - Reds (film)

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