optimistically

Example Sentences

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That, SpaceX COO Gwynne Shotwell optimistically predicted in a Friday interview with CNBC, could happen as soon as 2035 or 2040.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 12, 2026

The IEA report argues, optimistically, that better voter education might help.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

Percoco suggests Tesla could face a $35 billion to $40 billion bill for its own capacity, which, optimistically, would produce chips in 2028.

From Barron's • Mar. 18, 2026

The BBC skidded optimistically along to a pickup spot at the city's de-commissioned airfield, Tempelhofer Feld, but there were no veggie sacks to be seen.

From BBC • Jan. 29, 2026

“For Gogol Ganguli,” it says on the front endpaper in his father’s tranquil hand, in red ballpoint ink, the letters rising gradually, optimistically, on the diagonal toward the upper right-hand corner of the page.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri