unconfident

Example Sentences

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So confident was the state that the momentum would carry forward with Vigor — and so unconfident someone else would step up — there was no bidding process for the next five ships.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 20, 2023

But over the time I’ve spent with Bud and his stable, he has never once exuded the air of an unconfident man.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 23, 2023

This unconfident man does not feel he produces, much less owns, the exquisite notes that come out of him.

From New York Times • Dec. 17, 2017

The Lester that Freeman refers to is one Lester Nygard, a downtrodden insurance salesman whom the actor describes as "unconfident and pretty much scared of his own shadow".

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2014

He could beat an unconfident wrestler before he ever got on the mat.

From "We'll Fly Away" by Bryan Bliss