self-assurance
noun
self-as·sur·ance
ˌself-ə-ˈshu̇r-ən(t)s 
-ˈshər-
Examples of self-assurance in a Sentence
because of her self-assurance she could bring herself to quit her dead-end job and start her own company
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Even as Stanton bashed him publicly, Lincoln had the self-assurance and vision to spot his potential.
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Kevin Kruse, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
While such an answer might irritate some, Washington’s self-assurance is a quality shared by many top athletes.
—Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 5 Aug. 2025
Yet the actor slowly recalibrates as both he and Theo age, shifting the fumbling swagger toward a more mature kind of self-assurance.
—Laura Bradley, The Atlantic, 2 Aug. 2025
With a creepy self-assurance, Dr. Alvarez also suggested that migraine was somehow correlated with the women that men found most attractive.
—Tom Zeller Jr.
july 30, Literary Hub, 30 July 2025
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Kevin Kruse, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
While such an answer might irritate some, Washington’s self-assurance is a quality shared by many top athletes.
—Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 5 Aug. 2025
Yet the actor slowly recalibrates as both he and Theo age, shifting the fumbling swagger toward a more mature kind of self-assurance.
—Laura Bradley, The Atlantic, 2 Aug. 2025
With a creepy self-assurance, Dr. Alvarez also suggested that migraine was somehow correlated with the women that men found most attractive.
—Tom Zeller Jr.
july 30, Literary Hub, 30 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for self-assurance
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“Self-assurance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/self-assurance. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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