How to Use confidence in a Sentence
confidence
noun- The class gave me more confidence.
- He lacked the confidence to succeed.
- They have an air of confidence about them.
- It takes time to build confidence when you are learning a new skill.
- She has done little to gain their confidence.
- The experience gave her the confidence to start her own business.
- School officials express confidence that the problem will soon be resolved.
- Good grades boosted her confidence.
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Blessed is the one who trusts in the Lord, whose confidence is in him.
— Elizabeth Berry, Woman's Day, 12 Oct. 2022 -
And Sitake has confidence in both of them to get the job done.
— Norma Gonzalez, The Salt Lake Tribune, 5 Sep. 2020 -
But right now, the Ravens have a lot of confidence in him.
— Mike Preston, baltimoresun.com, 16 Sep. 2019 -
What does a vote of confidence mean in the case of an artist who has died?
— Paul Grein, Billboard, 17 Nov. 2020 -
The wider the cone, the less confidence forecasters have in where the storm will go.
— Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 13 Sep. 2023 -
Go back with the confidence of the spirit of his love, of God's love. ...
— Marina Johnson, Detroit Free Press, 18 Feb. 2023 -
The Colts have won two in a row on the road and are coming home with some confidence.
— Jeff Miller, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2023 -
There may not have been a lot of sleep, but there was confidence.
— Adam Baum, The Enquirer, 13 Feb. 2022 -
The success over the summer should be a source of confidence, but that’s all.
— Ann Killion, San Francisco Chronicle, 30 Aug. 2021 -
He's been throwing the ball with a lot of confidence and pounding the strike zone.
— Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 14 June 2021 -
That doesn't fill me with confidence, looking at those words on the face of it.
— Katherine J Igoe, Marie Claire, 11 Mar. 2020 -
The confidence that [Coach] instilled in me from day one.
— Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Jan. 2023 -
The goal was less to build his speed — that was already there — and more to build confidence in his speed.
— Theo MacKie, The Arizona Republic, 17 Sep. 2021 -
Polls found that confidence in the city's future was at a 16-year low.
— James Griffiths, CNN, 10 June 2019 -
Get all the facts, and give your confidence the final say.
— Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2022 -
But Bell has a lot of confidence in this version of the lineup.
— Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer, 25 May 2023 -
To get that again, perhaps for a longer time frame, would be a great vote of confidence.
— Nathan Brown, USA TODAY, 15 Apr. 2021 -
Our faith in them is a big part of their confidence in themselves as a team.
— Samantha Meese, OregonLive.com, 13 Dec. 2017 -
Maybe it’s confidence, but one wrong move there could end it all.
— Rory Smith, New York Times, 12 July 2018 -
The journey to this level of confidence was not an easy one.
— Veronica Wells, Essence, 1 Dec. 2021 -
Black residents said those ties were essential to their confidence in the project.
— Emily Cochrane Caroline Gutman, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2024 -
After finishing in the back of the pack every leg this season, their confidence appears high now while driving stick shift.
— Christopher Kuhagen, Journal Sentinel, 10 Apr. 2024
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