lacking confidence
Example Sentences
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The 30-year-old artist from Idaho found herself lacking confidence and routinely deferring to her older partner, a dynamic she attributed in part to a disparity in life experience.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 9, 2025
Patterson looked precisely what he is - a rusty player lacking confidence.
From BBC • Mar. 26, 2024
It was difficult to see Spence that way: depleted, beaten, lacking confidence.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 30, 2023
Were Biles to go out there lacking confidence — were she to spin out of control — there could be serious consequences.
From Washington Post • Jul. 28, 2021
He worked slowly and never seemed satisfied with what he did, as if lacking confidence in his ability.
From Mary Louise Solves a Mystery by Baum, L. Frank (Lyman Frank)
