confidence
Example Sentences
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Confidence among U.S. small businesses fell in May as higher fuel prices pressured margins and weakened plans for hiring.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
Confidence among U.S. home builders improved in May but still remains in negative territory amid rising mortgage rates, elevated costs and economic uncertainty tied to the war in Iran.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026
In the most recent Employee Benefit Research Institute Retirement Confidence Survey, just 25% of retirees said they were very confident they would have enough money to live comfortably throughout retirement.
From MarketWatch • May 14, 2026
"Confidence is key for attackers, it is the most important thing. If you doubt yourself at any time you won't make the difference. Now he is thinking 'I can do this, I can score'."
From BBC • May 9, 2026
Polling with Confidence Estimating characteristics of a population, such as the percentage who favor a certain candidate or a particular brand of dog food, is, like hypothesis testing, simple in principle.
From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos
Vocabulary lists containing confidence
"Rikki-Tikki-Tavi" by Rudyard Kipling
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Franklin D. Roosevelt, "A Date That Will Live In Infamy" (1941)
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"In the Spotlight," Vocabulary from the informational text
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