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

In theory, and optimistically, outsized growth in aerospace and defense could add as many as one million jobs and even up to one percentage point to total U.S.

From Barron's • Mar. 6, 2026

They look like a fashionable couple, smiling optimistically from behind their sunglasses.

From BBC • Dec. 22, 2025

Even with approximately 1,000 ravers in attendance, Laxe experienced a tinge of disappointment: He was optimistically expecting 3,000.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 3, 2025

The playing fields were optimistically green and empty before us.

From "A Separate Peace" by John Knowles