optimistic

Example Sentences

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Though last year’s Final Four run ended in bitter heartbreak, Kirstie is more optimistic about UCLA’s chances this year.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

Investors are thus advised to be cautiously optimistic in response to news reports and market rumors that Iran’s president has dramatically changed his mind about ending the war.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

Jung is optimistic that continued use of micro-CT technology will uncover more discoveries.

From Science Daily • Apr. 1, 2026

This is certainly a far cry from the optimistic globalism of 30 years ago, but it may be the only way forward that avoids a complete, chaotic decoupling.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

Although it was not a watershed moment, the current was beginning to shift, and as Bobby saw the accumulation of small advantages—a concept in chess described by Wilhelm Steinitz—he became optimistic, although not exhilarated.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady