as in confidence
great faith in oneself or one's abilities
for so young a pianist, he has remarkable composure and self-confidence on stage
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Recent Examples of self-confidence
That self-confidence didn’t come easy for Anderson.
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Bobby Narang, Chicago Tribune, 27 Jan. 2025
But this is self-confidence, this is rooted in a child.
—J.m. Banks, Kansas City Star, 27 Jan. 2025
Setbacks are essential for personal growth, and without them, children may struggle with self-confidence when faced with difficulties.
—Jazmin Towe, Parents, 27 Jan. 2025
Joella is not shy about her self-confidence, as evidenced by her, well, everything.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 25 Jan. 2025
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Bobby Narang, Chicago Tribune, 27 Jan. 2025
But this is self-confidence, this is rooted in a child.
—J.m. Banks, Kansas City Star, 27 Jan. 2025
Setbacks are essential for personal growth, and without them, children may struggle with self-confidence when faced with difficulties.
—Jazmin Towe, Parents, 27 Jan. 2025
Joella is not shy about her self-confidence, as evidenced by her, well, everything.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 25 Jan. 2025
See all Example Sentences for self-confidence
Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-confidence
Noun
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With that confidence, Ortega (35-3) is creating a masterpiece this season.—
Dave Melton,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Feb. 2025
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Read more Businesses How to Succeed at M&A When Most Mergers Fail New Book Tackles the Myth of Declining Morality and How to Handle Conflict 5) Bad Performance Management: Gallup pointed out that leaders and employees alike are severely lacking confidence in their performance management systems.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
10 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The assurance from Bondi that President Trump would not enforce the law was enough for Apple and Google to bring the app back.—
Bobby Allyn,
NPR,
13 Feb. 2025
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An article that year published by the Heritage Foundation — the group whose Project 2025 now appears, despite some Trump assurances to the contrary, to be driving much of his second administration’s rollout — laid out the case against the CFPB’s very existence.—
Rob Wile,
NBC News,
12 Feb. 2025
Noun
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But like lots of successful people, he’s earned his self-assurance day-by-day.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
TIME,
6 Feb. 2025
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With the self-assurance of an entrepreneur and the bluff of a big-time poker player, President Donald Trump inaugurated a new and uncertain era in U.S. trade relations this week.—
Jacob Turcotte,
The Christian Science Monitor,
4 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Whether Amorim can translate that composure to the pitch will factor into results.—
Laurie Whitwell,
The Athletic,
16 Feb. 2025
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The Warriors eventually gained their composure against the Jazz, but lost it in a different manner while surrendering 20 points in the last three minutes of the game, blowing a double-digit lead.—
Danny Emerman,
The Mercury News,
5 Feb. 2025
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“Self-confidence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-confidence. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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