self-doubt

Example Sentences

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Ditto for the notion that self-doubt holds you back.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

Last month, she told Messina she was plagued with self-doubt after picking up multiple nominations at the Academy of Country Music Awards.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

All the self-doubt Scotland owned now transfers to England.

From BBC • Feb. 14, 2026

As he fumbles with his out-of-tune Flying V, looking ready to shred in a thrash band, the crowd cheers for his success despite his self-doubt.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 13, 2026

There had been none of this self-doubt, this uncertainty.

From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini