insecure
Example Sentences
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Patel was described by another source as “not very good” as director, saying he “lacks the requisite experience” and “may be insecure.”
From Salon
Real Madrid's draw increases the pressure on Madrid coach Xabi Alonso, after recent rumours suggesting his future is insecure in the Madrid dugout.
From Barron's
It “isn’t easy to find the right balance in a speech when even people’s grasp of the truth is insecure,” he admits.
After watching his team play well without him in Game 3, Green might have been insecure — the Warriors so obviously spaced better and had such offensive flow with Kevon Looney.
From Washington Post
Department of Agriculture found that wasted food “contains enough calories to feed more than 150 million people each year,” far in excess of the 35 million estimated food insecure Americans.
From Seattle Times
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