naysayers
Example Sentences
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Still, with all the aforementioned accomplishments, and decades later, Steinem said that her naysayers used her bunny work in an attempt to discredit her.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2026
“It took 50 years, but maybe the naysayers were correct that Toyota is going to take over the U.S. market,” said Charlie Chesbrough, senior economist at Cox Automotive.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
All these are adorable accessories to the character’s brave insistence on betting on herself in a world of naysayers set on diminishing her brightness.
From Salon ● Jul. 6, 2026
To the naysayers criticizing SpaceX’s rich valuation, smellyfingernail had the following response: “I’m willing to bet there’s more people like me that don’t care about that.”
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 23, 2026
When Habiba announced that I wasn’t an Olympian, it reminded me of all the naysayers and people who hadn’t believed in me or my fencing potential.
From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad
