optimistically

Example Sentences

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The IEA report argues, optimistically, that better voter education might help.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

In theory, and optimistically, outsized growth in aerospace and defense could add as many as one million jobs and even up to one percentage point to total U.S.

From Barron's • Mar. 6, 2026

Even with approximately 1,000 ravers in attendance, Laxe experienced a tinge of disappointment: He was optimistically expecting 3,000.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 3, 2025

This Thanksgiving, while we pray for those who’ve been injured or killed in gun violence all across this country, I remain optimistically thankful.

From Salon • Nov. 28, 2025

I combed my hair and, optimistically, desperately, smiled at myself.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides