optimist

Example Sentences

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While accepting the inaugural award for best podcast at last Sunday’s Golden Globes, Amy Poehler — perennial optimist and the mind behind some of contemporary culture’s most feel-good media — made a rare off-color joke.

From Salon • Jan. 16, 2026

But despite her comparisons to pessimistic comedians like Larry David, Hoffman remains an optimist.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 17, 2025

She teared up recounting her father's condition, describing how he remained "an optimist" in a recent letter.

From Barron's • Nov. 3, 2025

I’m basically an optimist, as strange as that may be.

From Slate • Oct. 15, 2025

I asked her, “Are you an optimist or a pessimist?”

From "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close" by Jonathan Safran Foer