have confidence in

Example Sentences

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If you’re going to be an effective leader, you have to have confidence in your decisions.

From MarketWatch • May 6, 2026

The town’s Christians have confidence in their church, he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2026

“Japan has to be able to show it’s taking its own defense seriously in order for the U.S. to have confidence in Japan.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026

"But we also need to see stability in the country. We need to have confidence in the fiscal regime."

From Barron's • Jan. 30, 2026

“You don’t have confidence in your men. That’s another one of the things that’s wrong with you.”

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller