self-doubt

Example Sentences

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Ditto for the notion that self-doubt holds you back.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

Fans connect, often viscerally, to Wolf's lyrics, which sit at the messy intersection of love, obsession, self-doubt and empowerment.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

Last month, she told Messina she was plagued with self-doubt after picking up multiple nominations at the Academy of Country Music Awards.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

All the self-doubt Scotland owned now transfers to England.

From BBC • Feb. 14, 2026

My habitual mood of humiliation, self-doubt, forlorn depression, fell damp on the embers of my decaying ire.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë