How to Use vague in a Sentence

vague

adjective
  • We could just barely make out the vague outline of a plane in the sky.
  • We had only a vague idea of where we were.
  • She has been vague about her plans for college.
  • She felt a vague sense of uneasiness when she was around him.
  • The judges determined that the law was too vague to be fairly enforced.
  • He gave only a vague answer.
  • He longed in some vague way for something different.
  • The instructions she left were vague and difficult to follow.
  • I think I have a vague understanding of how it works.
  • I had the vague impression that they were withholding information.
  • If that sounds vague, well, yeah.
    — Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 3 Feb. 2026
  • The problem was that his words were vague.
    — Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
  • If something has been vague, name it.
    — Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Apr. 2026
  • Sewell is a bit more vague but urges viewers to stay tuned.
    — Hilary Lewis, HollywoodReporter, 16 June 2026
  • Sounds dull as hell, and pretty vague for a movie in the can.
    — Tom Philip, GQ, 17 Jan. 2018
  • But what seems now like a sure thing was then only a vague idea.
    — Steven Kurutz, New York Times, 6 June 2018
  • In the morning, the anger, like the pain, was far away and vague.
    — Mary Gaitskill, The New Yorker, 20 Mar. 2023
  • Some, like Missouri, are vague.
    — Katie Moore, Kansas City Star, 8 Jan. 2026
  • The people who found him noted a vague smile on his face.
    — Amir Ahmadi Arian, The Dial, 15 Jan. 2026
  • Does a vague sense of dread curdle your belly?
    — Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 13 May 2026
  • Other red flags are masked by vague language.
    — Justin Sablich, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
  • He’s kept many of his campaign promises broad and vague.
    — Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 3 June 2026
  • And either way, why are these futures so vague?
    — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 1 Jan. 2026
  • His system of fees is equally vague.
    — Rebecca Rosman, NPR, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Coombs remained vague on the extent to which his role has changed.
    — Nathan Baird, cleveland, 13 Oct. 2021
  • How much each will play, though, Carroll was a bit more vague about.
    — Bob Condotta, The Seattle Times, 26 Oct. 2018
  • Lou has known this a long time, and keeps offering vague threats about it.
    — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 21 Jan. 2024
  • Confusing or vague ones do not.
    — Michael Gargiulo, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
  • Some states’ laws are confusing or vague.
    — Allen G. Breed, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2026
  • But this rule is extremely vague.
    — Phil Plait, Scientific American, 8 May 2026

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