naysayers
Example Sentences
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“There are naysayers on our shoulders who hold us back, that voice of self-doubt.”
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 18, 2026
All these are adorable accessories to the character’s brave insistence on betting on herself in a world of naysayers set on diminishing her brightness.
From Salon ● Jul. 6, 2026
Tesla naysayers were proved wrong and missed out on huge gains.
From BBC ● Jun. 8, 2026
“There has been and will continue to be no shortage of naysayers stating that this had been a step too far by Ferrari.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 26, 2026
Some continue to have roaring, stadium-sized collections of critics and naysayers who will shout I told you so at every little misstep or mistake.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
