leap of faith
Example Sentences
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Less than a year ago, Malick Diop took a leap of faith, betting an education in Russia would help him lift his family out of poverty back in Africa.
If so, this quite a leap of faith.
From Slate
"The times I feel fear are when I am trying something new, that feels more like a leap of faith," she says.
From BBC
Even though she’s a trained singer, with film credits including “Mamma Mia!” and “Les Misérables,” this peculiar religious epic required an enormous leap of faith.
From Los Angeles Times
My encouragement is that we kind of go out there and take a leap of faith and support the program and let that momentum build into what he’s going to do.”
From Los Angeles Times
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