lacking confidence
Example Sentences
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But they will head into the fixture at London Stadium short of momentum, lacking confidence and with unrest in the stands bubbling.
From BBC • Jan. 3, 2026
The 30-year-old artist from Idaho found herself lacking confidence and routinely deferring to her older partner, a dynamic she attributed in part to a disparity in life experience.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 9, 2025
It was difficult to see Spence that way: depleted, beaten, lacking confidence.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 30, 2023
Were Biles to go out there lacking confidence — were she to spin out of control — there could be serious consequences.
From Washington Post • Jul. 28, 2021
Soon he became a timid, shrinking lad, utterly lacking confidence in the strength of his arms and his skill with an oar and a sail; and after that came to pass, his life was hard.
From Billy Topsail & Company A Story for Boys by Duncan, Norman
