How to Use doubt in a Sentence

doubt

1 of 2 verb

• No one doubts that the mission will be a success.
• He said he could do it, but I couldn't help doubting him.
• I have always doubted the existence of life on other planets.
• I seriously doubt my parents will let me go.
• She doubted his ability to succeed.
• Still, some in the West did not doubt that a comeuppance was in store.
  — Henry Austin, NBC News, 23 Aug. 2023
• The cast, too, never seemed to doubt that the Netflix deal would happen.
  — Michael Schneider, Variety, 7 Mar. 2024
• Dio claims to have witnessed this, and Beard, for once, sees no reason to doubt it.
  — Christopher Tayler, Harper's Magazine, 18 Dec. 2023
• So doubt Jimmy Butler at your own risk against the No. 5 seed.
  — Keven Lerner, Sun Sentinel, 28 Apr. 2023
• No one doubts that San Francisco and the Bay Area present challenges.
  — Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 29 Feb. 2024
• Wolf doubts whether the United States will still be a functioning democracy at the end of the decade.
  — Louis Menand, The New Yorker, 17 July 2023
• After an eventful few weeks with Ruby, Bradley does not doubt that he and the dog are meant to be.
  — Kelli Bender, Peoplemag, 23 Mar. 2023
• Yet who can doubt that, as Tirico and others suggest, viewers turn on the game to tune out the world?
  — Jody Rosen, New York Times, 2 Dec. 2023
• There is plenty of reason to doubt that the country has reached a true turning point.
  — David Leonhardt, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2023
• The defense argued that the trio had no reason to doubt the legality of the pages.
  — Catherine Duncan, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Feb. 2024
• There are reasons to doubt that Songtradr will be able to pull off its business goals.
  — Philip Sherburne, Pitchfork, 17 Oct. 2023
• Schein, who listed Prescott at the very top of his nine-player list, says to doubt the Cowboys QB at your own risk.
  — Sportsday Staff, Dallas News, 12 June 2023
• But there was no doubting the U.S. women were having a blast.
  — Nancy Armour, USA TODAY, 3 Aug. 2023
• No one doubts that a workable budget plan can be enacted by the House.
  — Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2023
• Many doubt that anyone can get the 218 votes needed to become speaker.
  — Byfarnoush Amiri, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2023
• Some also doubt that NIF’s method of ignition is the future.
  — Kenneth Chang, New York Times, 13 Nov. 2023
• Grumet and others doubt those facts will quiet some of the allegations about wind and whales.
  — Ella Nilsen, CNN, 21 July 2023
• This is the same band who promised on their previous album that there was nothing to fear and nothing to doubt.
  — Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 9 June 2023
• CeeLo Green asked who knew the song and without doubting a second, made her dreams come true.
  — Jessica Roiz, Billboard, 16 Mar. 2024
• Oprah Winfrey No one can ever doubt the power of Oprah.
  — Lisa Respers France, CNN, 30 July 2023
• Nala never doubted Dilfer for one minute, that’s for sure.
  — Joseph Goodman | [e-mail], al, 1 Sep. 2023
• These are strange days when even Europe is starting to doubt the wisdom of its green agenda.
  — The Editorial Board, wsj.com, 15 May 2023
• There were people that doubted me the whole way, but there were people that believed in me no matter what.
  — Brande Victorian, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 July 2023
• Anyone doubting that the German economy is in trouble has not been paying attention to the fact that last year Germany ...
  — Desmond Lachman, National Review, 10 Apr. 2024
• But Vickers, Smith and Mathis doubt that this particular pair—or perhaps any mix of gases—will ever be convincing.
  — Elise Cutts, WIRED, 7 Apr. 2024

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doubt

2 of 2 noun

• I had a nagging doubt in the back of my mind.
• I still have moments of doubt.
• There can be little doubt that smoking is bad for your health.
• But in the days leading up to the race, Farley had his doubts.
  — Kelyn Soong, Washington Post, 5 Jan. 2024
• And some Democrats have been voicing this doubt for a while.
  — Anthony Salvanto, Kabir Khanna, Fred Backus, CBS News, 13 Dec. 2023
• Without a doubt, the best part was getting to know and work with you.
  — Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 May 2023
• Look, there's no doubt that Perry and Swift have had their ups and downs over the years.
  — Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 16 Oct. 2023
• There is no doubt that his father's death took a toll on him.
  — Danielle Bacher, Peoplemag, 18 Oct. 2023
• There’s no doubt that the Costa de Prata is on track to take gold.
  — Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Nov. 2023
• And the discovery lays to rest any doubts about Garcia's guilt.
  — Erin Moriarty, CBS News, 30 Dec. 2023
• There can be no doubt about why someone would eat these chips.
  — Michael Casey, Fortune, 7 Sep. 2023
• This is a large claim, but there can be little doubt about the brilliance showcased on the TED stage.
  — Christian Schneider, National Review, 28 Mar. 2024
• There’s no doubt that for many viewers, that’s part of its appeal.
  — Karrin Vasby Anderson, The Conversation, 11 May 2023
• But Fields harbors no doubts about the transition to EVs.
  — Steve Mollman, Fortune, 17 Mar. 2024
• So a little bit of doubt started to creep into my mind.
  — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 25 May 2023
• Looking back on that day, Cooper once again returns to the idea that the film forced him to overcome his doubts.
  — Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Dec. 2023
• Before long, no doubt, the Supreme Court of the United States will make this abundantly clear.
  — Nr Editors, National Review, 9 Feb. 2024
• Over the years, Nathanson has expressed doubts about the Netflix business model.
  — Jennifer Maas, Variety, 17 May 2023
• Devin Vassell, the Spurs’ first-round pick in 2020, has little doubt as to why Jones has been able to thrive as a second-rounder.
  — Jeff McDonald, San Antonio Express-News, 30 Dec. 2023
• These are anxious times in Moldova, where few doubt that the small nation’s fate hangs in the balance of the outcome in Ukraine.
  — Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 15 June 2023
• Even if no such check ever emerges, there’s no doubt that Joe Biden is corrupt.
  — Rich Lowry, National Review, 2 Oct. 2023
• But there seems to be little doubt that Yamamoto’s stuff will play in the major leagues.
  — Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 27 Dec. 2023
• Without a doubt, he and his mother, Maria, are both buried there, but neither grave is marked.
  — Mary Ann Ashcraft, Baltimore Sun, 21 July 2023
• Last year’s run to the Finals earned them some benefit of the doubt despite the recent uneven play; and C).
  — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 7 Feb. 2024
• That will raise further doubts that carbon offsetting is the wave of the future.
  — Alec Luhn, WIRED, 13 Dec. 2023
• But there is no doubt Kissinger cared about stopping the spread of Soviet systems.
  — Niall Ferguson, Foreign Affairs, 20 Feb. 2024
• That’s hundreds of millions of fans who suddenly have no doubt the strikers are in the right.
  — Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2023
• All of these attacks could help to sow doubts about the district attorney and her case in the minds of future jurors.
  — Danny Hakim, New York Times, 15 Mar. 2024
• There's no doubt about the effectiveness of Brave's tracker-blocking technologies, and getting around the web in Brave is quick and snappy.
  — David Nield, WIRED, 6 Apr. 2024
• There is little doubt that climate change will eventually bring doom to this country, most of which is just a meter or two above sea level.
  — Maahil Mohamed Elke Scholiers, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2024

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024