because of her self-assurance she could bring herself to quit her dead-end job and start her own company
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In a social media post on Monday, May 11, the nonprofit said the chicks' leg bones are maturing as both eaglets remain steady in their nest, standing and walking about with self-assurance.—Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 12 May 2026 Her self-assurance has kept her armored against the backlash and backhanded compliments that have surfaced in some online discourse surrounding her music.—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 25 Mar. 2026 Stylist Sydnee Paige—whose credits include actress Kerry Washington, WNBA player Skylar Diggins, and comedian Ziwe—has been working with Fudd since last September and can already attest to her blooming self-assurance.—Jordan Robinson, SELF, 19 Mar. 2026 With layers that start below the chin and frame your face so flattering, this hairstyle is supposed to exude the self-assurance and effortlessly chic attitude of the quintessential 1990s model cuts (think Cindy Crawford and Claudia Schiffer).—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 7 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for self-assurance