Paul Hammond argues the difficulty in pinning down the sexual language lies in the intentional ambiguity.

"Dirty Dancing" does end with romantic reconciliation and a high-gloss dance number, but to Ms. Bergstein even these conventions carry with them some intentional ambiguity.

George W. Bush's intentional ambiguity about whether he's being intentionally ambiguous represents a subtlety of thought I hadn't expected from him.

It may also refer to intentional ambiguity in language or to actual inversions of meaning (for example, naming a state of war "peace").

I wrote it that way on purpose, leaving some intentional ambiguity, because I wanted it to lie somewhat between both camps and not entirely in either.

Readers may reasonably disagree whether Villasenor's intentional ambiguities, resolute lyricism and literary allusions are profound or merely precious.

You had a difficult task: far more difficult,' he added, obviously with intentional ambiguity, 'than was anticipated, even allowing for the loss of your ship.

"They have sort of grudgingly addressed about a third of the issues, and they remain trapped in intentional ambiguity," Mr. Brodsky said.

The intentional ambiguity of the avatar is meant to symbolically reflect an important question: Is the future of humankind becoming luminous or more dim?

But even its ambiguities, intentional or not, have an unexpected emotional power.