optimistic
Example Sentences
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Despite the concern, researchers are optimistic that solutions are within reach.
From Science Daily • Apr. 16, 2026
“What those will be, I don’t even know yet, but I’m optimistic that we’ll be doing more things together with Netflix in the months and years ahead.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026
Bessent said during a White House press briefing that he is optimistic “that sometime between June 20 and Sept. 20, that we can have $3 gas again.”
From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026
Treasury yields edged slightly lower in Asian trade, with market sentiment cautiously optimistic.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026
Their mother belonged to a Women’s Communications Club—women of different backgrounds writing letters to editors and sharing optimistic ideas.
From "Habibi" by Naomi Shihab Nye
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