Pollyanna

Example Sentences

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“It’s so complex and I have such a limited perspective,” she said, though she described her initial attitude as “Pollyanna.”

From New York Times

"Output rose at a robust pace, with over one-third of companies noting a monthly expansion in production, amid a rebound in new business and the easing of some local COVID-19 restrictions," said Pollyanna De Lima, economics associate director at IHS Markit.

From Reuters

Gerth noted that Cameron "says there is no such thing as systemic racism in America," adding: "I'm not sure what America he lives in or what kind of Pollyanna world he resides, but Cameron’s reality clearly doesn’t reflect what those who open their eyes to the truth see."

From Fox News

Now, let me not be a Pollyanna about this, because there are problems for me moving forward on this on both sides, right?

From The Verge

One of them, Pollyanna, has advised Dalton, Brearley and also the Grace Church School.

From New York Times