How To Use Confidence In A Sentence

  • You captain the dream team of smart thinkers that shine with self-confidence and boundless energy. The Sun
  • Stocks spent most of the day in positive territory, buoyed in part by the University of Michigan's report showing consumer confidence rose in March to 95.8 from 94.4 in February.
  • The role enables the researcher to gain the confidence of the group that accepts her in her false role.
  • An employee or player likes to know when he/she walks into the manager's office that whatever is discussed between them is in confidence.
  • Yes the win in Riesa was pleasing as I was wearing a normal costume and was unrested, unshaved and untapered so that's always a confidence boost
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  • We will therefore go back to the electorate to renew our mandate with confidence.
  • Delvile, by which her own goodness proved the source of her defamation: and though something still hung upon her mind that destroyed that firm confidence she had hitherto felt in the friendship of Mr Monckton, she held it utterly unjust to condemn him without proof, which she was not more unable to procure, than to satisfy herself with any reason why so perfidiously he should calumniate her. Cecilia
  • The best makeup is Smile. The best jewelry is Modesty. The best clothing is Confidence.
  • One thing for certain though is that we have a squad full of quality and confidence, and that last season's treble is only a sign of things to come.
  • This requires that the public and lawmakers have confidence that those entrusted to uphold the law will comply with it themselves, both on and off duty. Times, Sunday Times
  • Dressed in a silver-patterned silk shirt and tailored trousers, he exudes self-confidence.
  • England's wars, waged successfully by humble bowmen as well as knights and noblemen, created among all ranks a self-confidence that warmed English hearts.
  • The hole in her shimmery gold nylons from her encounter with the Pekingese didn't add to her self-confidence. KISS AN ANGEL
  • That complete dependence on each other, which insures habits of confidence and forbearance, is more easily acquired while the first dream of love lasts; and tastes and tempers amalgamate better in the end when there are no witnesses to observe that they do not quite fit at first. The Semi-Attached Couple
  • You can then take off with complete confidence, knowing that you have checked all the really vital things for the flight.
  • they gave the chairman a vote of confidence
  • Some of the confidence and assertiveness comes from having spent time in government, and now we've identified ways where we want to make our push," said a senor administration official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss White House thinking on the Middle East developments. As Arabs protest, Obama administration offers assertive support
  • We have had reports from a high percentage of attendees that their levels of self-esteem and confidence have increased considerably.
  • An unexpected call for a no-confidence vote against Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung over his handling of a debt crisis at one of Vietnam's biggest state-owned firms shows that the political fallout from the country's worst-ever financial scandal might just be starting, analysts say. Vietnamese Premier Faces Fallout on Vinashin
  • Above all, she has the confidence to slow the narrative tempo down almost to zero: a condition of stasis in which the moment is held, like a musical note, for as long as she wishes it.
  • The foundation of lasting self- confidence and self esteem is excellence, mastery of your work. Brian Tracy 
  • When you hit your targets it's a great confidence booster. The Sun
  • The Indian Prime Minister, V P Singh, lost a vote of confidence in the Indian parliament.
  • Stand-up is less about the material and more about confidence, authority and having a consistent persona.
  • It would emasculate the trial process, and undermine public confidence in the administration of criminal justice, if a standard of perfection were imposed that was incapable of attainment in practice.
  • Having a more positive approach to making choices builds your confidence - and dejunks your clutter.
  • Lethargic and lacking self-confidence, he was a quiet dreamer, with interests in theology, art history, and oriental religions.
  • There are others who believe they were betrayed by an organization of cheap confidence tricksters and want to tell the world about it.
  • Self confidence is desirable but it is difficult to achieve without considerable experience.
  • I found it intriguing that he used his sharp intellect and self-confidence for the wrong ends. Times, Sunday Times
  • I am convinced that what there is of good in that theory of reform of our evils is not advanced toward embodiment in our law by the character of the men who make the Chicago platform an excuse to get the public confidence and carry out schemes of public plunder, political corruption and miscellaneous incivism. The Complete Works of Brann the Iconoclast, Volume 10
  • Taxes must be adequate to raise a revenue sufficient to meet those federal expenditures which are truly advantageous to the general welfare, to maintain justifiable confidence in the soundness of the dollar, and to underwrite the safety of the federal debt as an investment. As The Allies Face The Future
  • abounding confidence
  • Slowly, Dummy regains both his voice and his confidence, and finally, in a fairy-tale ending, even his identity when King Richard recognizes him as his long-lost godson.
  • Hedman's mind has been more robust than his body, his self-confidence undented by his high-profile mistakes.
  • Have the confidence to let the shot go where you know it will, with a loose relaxed grip.
  • The economic outlook is particularly depressing and confidence is quite low. The Sun
  • The Confidence Man said bjobotts2 said jawboner said ifthethunderdon ... said Elizabeth Edwards Confronts Ann Coulter On Hardball
  • But consumer confidence has plunged by the biggest amount for two years on fears over tax hikes and Government spending cuts. The Sun
  • I could never forgive Mike for betraying a confidence.
  • I have every/complete confidence in her. She'll be perfect for the job.
  • The common thread in both situations is the communication of information in confidence to an adviser or therapeutic counsellor.
  • Mr. V.V. stood by a spindly table, carefully examining a small but costly vase, the property of Mr. Heth, of the Cheroot Works; and now he went on with a kind of diffident resolution, the air of one who gives a confidence with difficulty, but must do so now, for his honor. V. V.'s Eyes
  • Though Cook was a seasoned campaigner known for beating the odds, he could not overcome a severe loss in public confidence at the end of a quarrelsome and often hostile primary campaign.
  • He is imbued with a quiet confidence, but he appreciates how precious that particular commodity is.
  • But her confidence hides her secret heartache. The Sun
  • The worries stem partly from a lack of confidence that their children will prosper unless provided with the best of opportunities.
  • The parent firm in France will increase its holding in Thai operations and the company is trying to catch the wave of returning consumer confidence.
  • We are very comfortable at home and we feel good and have huge confidence. The Sun
  • So too does the naive confidence in the factual basis of scientific belief. Science, Technology, and Social Change
  • His air of confidence makes him a natural leader.
  • To their disappointment, the vote of confidence was not given whereupon they resigned from their posts and left the meeting.
  • Rhinoplasty, tummy tucks, liposuction and eye lifts can provide a psychological boost and restore youthful confidence.
  • He has fought back from a serious knee injury and an uncertain future at Chelsea to find renewed confidence with England. The Sun
  • Another advantage though was that it brought her into perfect physical shape, which boosted her self-confidence.
  • I grinned with confidence and with a sudden decision, flipped the speed up.
  • The taut muscles of his face have relaxed, and he speaks with a confidence that is inspiring.
  • But, sooner or later the overhang of monetary liabilities would undermine confidence in the key currency.
  • Kindness in words creates confidence. Kindness in thinking creates profoundness. Kindness in giving creates love. Lao Tzu 
  • Grant us a sense of confidence and certitude that challenges all doubt and disappointment.
  • He has a steely-eyed seriousness about comedy, and confidence. Times, Sunday Times
  • A Jai-Alai player's confidence, or lack of it, in his cesta can vastly affect the way he plays.
  • The company is suffering a severe crisis of confidence.
  • All of this was underpinned with ample confidence in the friendly disposition of much of the population-presumably loyalist at heart, simply waiting to welcome British military leaders to their hearthstones.
  • This was really the beginning, the outstart, of Nelson's great career; for Hood's interest in him, then aroused, and deepened by experience to the utmost confidence and appreciation, made itself felt the instant the French Revolutionary War began. The Life of Nelson
  • Consumer confidence sagged each month in the fourth quarter, as did auto sales.
  • I saw a report on CNN where a woman was rescued from being trapped in collapsed roof and wall debris for two days and what struck me was her odd calm as she was carried prone from a certain, crushing death — as well as her matter-of-fact confidence in a God that Robertson says her people forsook ... Archive 2010-02-01
  • The Cabinet must enjoy the confidence of Parliament.
  • At the Bruins' talent level, there are few opportunities for confidence-building victories.
  • He has that confidence and swagger about him. The Sun
  • He had invested everything in Manfred, and Manfred had more than repaid the confidence placed in him. AMAGANSETT
  • Peak confidence in this stock has long past and the future remains uncertain. Times, Sunday Times
  • Therefore,(Sentencedict) both over-confidence and under-confidence may play a part in creating an environment in which accidents happen more readily.
  • Next day, confidence shot, four less fancied runners all won. Times, Sunday Times
  • He ended with no medal but a large suitcase of confidence to take home and train with. Times, Sunday Times
  • You are too shy: you should have more confidence .
  • The 100m hurdles has long been the barometer of her confidence and overall performance. Times, Sunday Times
  • These skills are crucial to developing social confidence and acceptance.
  • The measures are intended to restore public confidence in the economy.
  • The truth is that this region is brimming with self-confidence - and with good reason.
  • Constant criticism saps you of your confidence.
  • I don't know if it was for lack of interest or lack of confidence in the current system, but the youth voter turnout was only marginally higher.
  • Such an examination could shake some of the confidence that built in 1995.
  • I had crushed any confidence he'd built up through being involved with someone again.
  • There's a palpable feeling of confidence in the future. The Sun
  • Our recent form has been awful, we've had a loss of form and a loss of confidence.
  • They can wait for evidence and weigh evidence, uninfluenced by the emphasis or confidence with which assertions are made on one side or the other.
  • Corvey, preached the gospel in Jutland (Jylland) and the Danish isles, and soon won the confidence of the young ruler, although he did not succeed in persuading him to receive baptism. The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 7: Gregory XII-Infallability
  • The poll highlights the problems Labour would have in raising business confidence.
  • Thankfully, the support staff I use gave me the confidence to continue to work away.
  • We want people to be drawn to the church because of our confidence. Christianity Today
  • Increased self-confidence can help improve academic achievement.
  • We hope to build people's confidence and self-esteem with these projects.
  • We should have the perseverance, must have the self-confidence especially! We must believe, our talent is used to do something.
  • Have confidence in picking the same group of players. Times, Sunday Times
  • Despite such confidence, energy expert Professor Ian Fells worries about Anaconda's survivability at sea.
  • Her Connie exudes calm confidence one second and is helplessly expressive the next. Times, Sunday Times
  • One, you have confidence in your defense.
  • It would destroy any tentative revival of confidence and spending.
  • Most agreed the experience had dented their confidence and morale, leaving lasting memories of isolation and frustration.
  • Negative emotions, such as the feelings of hatred, meanness, low self-esteem and confidence, and pessimism, create an unpleasant person and a bleak destiny. Dr T.P.Chia 
  • It's a confidence game updated and used for political, or in this case, the artist's, purposes, which seem to lie partly in sowing confusion.
  • I like to hear doubt and humanity and find confidence off-putting in songs. The Sun
  • Third, the world sees no near-term pretender to the throne because neither the divergent economies within the Euro zone nor the undemocratic Chinese regime command sufficient confidence in their respective currencies. NYT > Opinion
  • Sundaram says that their confidence again stems from the differentiated strategy that Shanghvi has put in place even for the domestic market. India's Pharma Contrarian
  • A fall in unemployment will help to restore consumer confidence.
  • Japanese eat fugu without much fear or trepidation because of the confidence they have in licensed chefs.
  • England were rocked back, their famously brittle confidence rattled again. Times, Sunday Times
  • It was a real confidence booster. Christianity Today
  • No one can predict with complete / total confidence what will happen in the financial markets.
  • The first time we met this ragamuffin she was very shy, but this time she was so friendly, full of confidence and holding our hands as we walked around.
  • This show is the story of his short career in confidence trickery.
  • A structured programme tailored to them would help build confidence. Times, Sunday Times
  • The five days of the conference will, however, test his confidence and authority to the limit.
  • I can say with confidence that such rumors were totally groundless.
  • The speed with which his confidence has collapsed betrays the pressure under which he puts himself. Times, Sunday Times
  • Through this experience, I developed boldness and confidence for fighting with humans.
  • Without exception they were bright and cheery, and full of hope and confidence. Times, Sunday Times
  • I belayed Alex at his own urging -- a move to practice my confidence building -- and Alex belayed me as I climbed. Adrian Margaret Brune: Patagonia Climber Bean Bowers: 1973-2011, He Always Picked Himself -- And Others -- Up Again
  • Gladiator planet Mars gives you confidence to put ideas across at work or in a job search. The Sun
  • In turn the profession would articulate philosophy and justify efforts and achievements with confidence to the wider community.
  • The tall, dark one with the angular face was Thomas; even at Ruth's age, when he'd been only four, Thomas had had a leading man's kind of handsomeness -- a combination of poise and thuggery that, in his teenage years, gave him the seeming confidence of a much older man. Excerpt: A Widow For One Year by John Irving
  • We have a very diverse charity sector that enjoys high public trust and confidence. Times, Sunday Times
  • They have given me courage and confidence. Times, Sunday Times
  • Lack of confidence is the biggest barrier to investment in the region.
  • They had great confidence and strength of purpose.
  • Marriages have been sundered, careers wrecked, confidences shattered, boners unsprung. Pieces of Lou, pt. 2
  • If they do suspect some one or know some one fitting the description, speak to us in confidence and we will investigate it.
  • Let the record show I was wrong, and by all means keep that in mind the next time I speak with confidence and assurance.
  • We're on the up and there is confidence around the training ground and stadium. Times, Sunday Times
  • We are more interested in bolstering confidence than in pointing out weaknesses. Times, Sunday Times
  • The likes of John Mullane and my own brother Eoin are totally new to the scene and their confidence is up.
  • Having long had this match penciled in as a win, and on the back of two stirring victories, we were chock-a-block full of confidence that our recent good record against the Hooped Affair was going to continue.
  • You keep telling parents that they lack confidence and bombard them with often contradictory advice. Times, Sunday Times
  • Self-confidence must be instilled in the child from an early age.
  • Hubris, sometimes spelled hybris ancient Greek ὕβρις, is a term used in modern English to indicate overweening pride, self-confidence, superciliousness, or arrogance, often resulting in fatal retribution. Touchy, Touchy: Catching Up With "The Climb"
  • And there was a real danger that people would lose confidence in our ability to pay our debts. Times, Sunday Times
  • The London market finished the week on a bullish note yesterday, with shares surging ahead as investor confidence improved.
  • In town the other day to announce the launching of the new party, Devan was exuding confidence.
  • I have every/complete confidence in her. She'll be perfect for the job.
  • Very close and trusted friends share confidences candidly. They feel secure that they will not be ridiculed of derided,and their confidences will be honored. 
  • Wolves were brimming with confidence after back-to-back wins. The Sun
  • He needs a quick surface to be at his best and he just needs a confidence booster really. The Sun
  • She was a strong, independent person, and she didn't need a boy to boost her confidence.
  • If his nervous demeanour - fiddling with his cigarette box, avoiding eye contact - rather belies his confidence with a camera, his work fortunately speaks for itself.
  • I felt no nerves, just unshakeable positivity and confidence. Times, Sunday Times
  • Confidence doesn't need any specific reason. If you're alive , you should feel 100 percent confident.
  • We should have the perseverance, must have the self-confidence especially! We must believe, our talent is used to do something.
  • But the White House is out to fight cyberphobia with an initiative intended to bolster confidence in e-commerce. NYT > Home Page
  • He can remain in that position only by showing great self-confidence when it comes to his partners. Times, Sunday Times
  • The team is brimful of confidence after their win last week.
  • He was not the unanimous choice of the ECB's management board, but had the confidence of the majority of its members.
  • Like any confidence man, the coercer can only exploit a weakness that we refuse to confront directly, ourselves.
  • The scope for reducing the prison population without endangering public safety or confidence in the criminal justice system is in reducing long sentences. Times, Sunday Times
  • Lack of confidence in my ability to be a likeable person who gets on well with others.
  • The first was the urgent need to instil commercial confidence in an organisation that has lost its way because of political interference. Times, Sunday Times
  • Columbia University, by inviting Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to speak, has shown confidence in the wisdom and adultness of their students and our republic. Thom Hartmann: Columbia University Shows True American Values
  • The confidence of the Milanese redoubled when they learned that he had promised the members of the assembled clergy to maintain the catholic worship and clergy as already established, and had compelled them to take the oath of fidelity to the cisalpine republic. Complete Project Gutenberg Collection of Memoirs of Napoleon
  • Young as she was, I was struck, throughout our little tour, with her confidence and courage with the way, in empty chambers and dull corridors, on crooked staircases that made me pause and even on the summit of an old machicolated square tower that made me dizzy, her morning music, her disposition to tell me so many more things than she asked, rang out and led me on. The Turn of the Screw
  • The Irish possessed a strength of numbers, influence, and confidence beyond their fellow Irish in North America and elsewhere.
  • You have the quiet confidence that makes a partner keener. The Sun
  • A barrister must have the confidence of the Bench.
  • Knowing and wearing the correct colours is supposed to make us look healthier, younger and boost our confidence. Times, Sunday Times
  • Currently, though, and from a historical standpoint, the custodians and protectors of the document inspire little confidence.
  • More important, the film personalized the athletes: the glint of confidence on Owens' face, the exhaustion of the marathoners as each painful step leads toward the stadium.
  • She was lifted up to the presence of God, and her experiences filled her with joy and confidence.
  • I have every confidence in his promotion.
  • Because, as an author, I believe that kind of insouciant self-confidence builds a more enduring bond. Undefined
  • And just as significantly, the confidence of the players who did make the journey will have soared. Times, Sunday Times
  • As discussed below, there are relatively few votes at issue here; it is fair to infer that, notwithstanding their professed confidence, the Democrats are expecting a very tight Senate race.
  • I have no confidence that fossil fuel energy is going to be competitive. Times, Sunday Times
  • It was what the poets mean by an 'inspissated' gloom; it thickened day by day, as hope and self-confidence evaporated in thin clouds of disappointment. Father and Son: a study of two temperaments
  • Mr Darling foreshadowed the move last night when he said that both national and international regulators needed additional powers to help to restore confidence in the system. Times, Sunday Times
  • Improved consumer confidence is crucial to an economic recovery.
  • You have a relaxed confidence that makes your love life happier. The Sun
  • Our away form has been blistering and we will go there with confidence. Times, Sunday Times
  • He shared private letters, conversations, and confidences.
  • But what you fail to realize is that NOT holding your own people accountable destroys public confidence in them, and poises them to LOSE SEATS ANYWAY. Think Progress » Let The Cameras Roll
  • Confidence, never deny yourself of it, for it costs you nothing and leads to great things.
  • He is possessed of an enormous amount of self-confidence, but I don't believe he is egotistic in the normal, widely understood sense.
  • But the under-fire Burnley keeper insists he is not battling a crisis of confidence.
  • I did not fret about the delay, because by now I had absolute confidence in the men I was working with.
  • ‘They grow in confidence and this benefits them later when they go to varsity,’ says Rebeck.
  • Little success is predicted for the Vikings this season by outside analysts and skeptical fans, but the team has quietly expressed confidence in bringing the life back to a place former owner Red McCombs often called the "noisiest stadium in the NFL. The Seattle Times
  • Political weight has been involved in the antigovernment protests, with some opposition leaders calling for an establishment of a presidium to replace the current government whom they claim had lost public confidence.
  • Having a calm smile to face with being disdained indicates kind of confidence.
  • He was a bluff, domineering character who exuded confidence though politically he often showed signs of naivety.
  • Positive thinking leads us to confidence and optimism, negative thinking blinds us to possibility and achievability. Dr T.P.Chia 
  • The economy is suffering from a lack of demand and this continues to sap confidence. Times, Sunday Times
  • Odds ratios and corresponding confidence intervals were calculated to measure the main effect of diabetes on eating disorders.
  • This may need to be supported by actual action likely to undermine public confidence in the exchange.
  • Confidence in yourself is the first step on the road to success. 
  • Mr Darling foreshadowed the move last night when he said that both national and international regulators needed additional powers to help to restore confidence in the system. Times, Sunday Times
  • British politicians suffered a collective crisis of confidence after the disastrous attempt to turn lame ducks into national champions in the 1960s and 1970s. Times, Sunday Times
  • Your life can be enhanced, and your happiness enriched, when you choose to change your perspective. Don't leave your future to chance, or wait for things to get better mysteriously on their own. You must go in the direction of your hopes and aspirations. Begin to build your confidence, and work through problems rather than avoid them. Remember that power is not necessarily control over situations, but the ability to deal with whatever comes your way.
  • I knew exactly what was wrong - I was radiating a sort of pessimism and gloom that was clearly undermining their confidence.
  • Other reforms by the government to try to restore public confidence in the medical profession include more rigorous checks of hospital doctors and locums before they are appointed to posts.
  • But then Pandorama 'clouted' three out, surely knocking his confidence at a crucial stage of the contest. Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph
  • ‘I had more confidence than others,’ the narrator explained, ‘in the vincibility of this disease, and in the success of those measures which we had used for our defence against it.’
  • The guy just has a sense of inner confidence and centeredness that is very reassuring.

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