leap of faith

Example Sentences

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That’s an essential ingredient to building electoral support for changes that often feel like a huge leap of faith when voters are accustomed to the false security of the status quo.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

He describes opening up as taking "a leap of faith" and says he's "very proud of moments in my life where I have taken that leap".

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026

If so, this quite a leap of faith.

From Slate • Mar. 2, 2026

Even though she’s a trained singer, with film credits including “Mamma Mia!” and “Les Misérables,” this peculiar religious epic required an enormous leap of faith.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 24, 2025

To believe that the eye had evolved from tiny changes over many years was, to Emma, to make a leap of faith.

From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman