optimistic
Example Sentences
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It seems like McKinley wants to deliver a crushing blow, but then feints at the last minute, opting for a more optimistic kind of fantasy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026
While the company and its CEO had made optimistic predictions of growth, Tesla offers its robotaxi service in just six cities across Texas and Florida, along with supervised trips in San Francisco.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 17, 2026
A White House official told ProPublica that Greenland is “critical from the standpoint of U.S. national security” and “we are very optimistic that we’re on a good trajectory” in the diplomatic talks.
From Salon ● Sep. 16, 2026
It won’t surprise regular readers that I’m modestly optimistic about large language models helping in this regard.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
But now his basically optimistic nature had reasserted itself: everything always worked out for the best.
From "The Princess Bride" by William Goldman
Vocabulary lists containing optimistic
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