optimistically
Example Sentences
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The IEA report argues, optimistically, that better voter education might help.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 30, 2026
Musk has also spoken optimistically about the expected growth in revenue tied to subscriptions of the driver-assistance "FSD" program.
From Barron's ● Jan. 28, 2026
They look like a fashionable couple, smiling optimistically from behind their sunglasses.
From BBC ● Dec. 22, 2025
He has not hit five home runs in this series, as Smith had optimistically anticipated.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2025
I combed my hair and, optimistically, desperately, smiled at myself.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
