he's a self-assured yachtsman who's not at all intimidated by the competition
Recent Examples on the WebSavvy enough to recognize the audience’s appetite and self-assured enough to handle any negativity, Reese has willingly played to the perception.—Candace Buckner, Washington Post, 10 July 2024 The most self-assured of the founders were already shaking hands and making introductions under a set of blossoming cherry trees; others didn’t seem to know quite what to do, either clubbing together or settling for laps of the room with wine glass in hand.—Joel Khalili, WIRED, 3 July 2024 Energetic and self-assured, India’s flow is unmistakably her own.—Meron Menghistab, Allure, 27 June 2024 Shiny and self-assured as ever, Maxine looks to be at full power but she’s got pain behind the eyes and demons to keep at bay.—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 26 June 2024 America had come to see Barack as self-assured and powerful, but my mother also recognized the gravity of the passage, the loneliness of the job ahead.—Austin Bogues, USA TODAY, 1 June 2024 The players of the Negro Leagues were very proud and self-assured.—Bob Kendrick, Washington Post, 17 June 2024 Both sets also have a Samwise, but the Barad-dûr version looks more self-assured and heroic, as befits the character's journey in the story.—Andrew Cunningham, Ars Technica, 14 May 2024 Marina’s inheritance from her grandmother—the know-how, the fortune—had made her ferociously self-assured.—Virginia Heffernan, WIRED, 14 Feb. 2024
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