naysayer

Example Sentences

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The feedback for the challenge has been mostly positive, Mr. Prince said, aside from a naysayer who popped into a Facebook discussion group for social media professors.

From New York Times • Apr. 4, 2023

“I found that encouraging. For every one naysayer there will be 10 or 12 people who jump in and say, ‘You’re crazy.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 22, 2022

Dickens has portrayed Moore as a naysayer, someone who has been unable to work with others.

From Fox News • Nov. 30, 2021

I live in a solar-powered house, I have a PhD in electrical engineering, and I’m an amateur naturalist, so I’m not some science naysayer trying to sabotage efforts to reduce greenhouse gases.

From Washington Post • Mar. 3, 2021

Masterji Thakur scanned the room, a challenge crackling in the air, daring any naysayer to object.

From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton