self-confidence
Example Sentences
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Parents say having positive women of color as role models is crucial for building self-confidence in girls of color.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026
Most gallingly for their menfolk, these previously disenchanted wives had also found self-confidence and a notable degree of emotional independence.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026
"Iceland is strong economically, but also in terms of national self-confidence, and thus able to make this decision," she said.
From Barron's • Mar. 6, 2026
The review is clear about how Europe can regain its "self-confidence".
From BBC • Jan. 9, 2026
On the one hand, they must possess enormous self-confidence, strong egos, and titanic willpower.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
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