certitude

Example Sentences

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Hilda witnesses the crime and is so distraught that her moral certitude temporarily deserts her.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

America, you’re a big, boisterous nation of more than 342 million people, with all sorts of competing impulses and interests, and no end of certitude to go around.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 4, 2025

It's in that space of theological certitude where Vance's apparent lack of spiritual struggle really stands out.

From Salon • May 23, 2025

The lack of any enforcement mechanism means that there is no authoritative body to provide a definitive judgment, and no one has any legitimate claim to certitude.

From Slate • Dec. 5, 2024

With the certitude of a true believer, Vellya Paapen had assured the twins that there was no such thing in the world as a black cat.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy