How to Use confidence in a Sentence

confidence

noun

• The class gave me more confidence.
• He lacked the confidence to succeed.
• They have an air of confidence about them.
• It takes time to build confidence when you are learning a new skill.
• She has done little to gain their confidence.
• The experience gave her the confidence to start her own business.
• School officials express confidence that the problem will soon be resolved.
• Good grades boosted her confidence.
• Go play with all the confidence in the world.
  — Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 10 Jan. 2026
• Want to lead with confidence and bring out the best in your team?
  — Mark Travers, CNBC, 5 July 2026
• There may not have been a lot of sleep, but there was confidence.
  — Adam Baum, The Enquirer, 13 Feb. 2022
• What does a vote of confidence mean in the case of an artist who has died?
  — Paul Grein, Billboard, 17 Nov. 2020
• Our team has to have confidence.
  — Pete Sampson, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
• Go forth and fold with confidence!
  — Shilpa Uskokovic, Bon Appetit Magazine, 11 Feb. 2026
• What on earth sapped the confidence?
  — Brad Evans, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
• That should give users some confidence.
  — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 3 June 2026
• There’s a confidence in their voice.
  — Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 17 June 2026
• Boost your confidence in these styles.
  — Shelby Comroe, InStyle, 10 Jan. 2026
• And Sitake has confidence in both of them to get the job done.
  — Norma Gonzalez, The Salt Lake Tribune, 5 Sep. 2020
• No, my confidence in that area has been shaken for a long time.
  — CBS News, 4 Sep. 2022
• That gap points to a mix of confidence and concern.
  — Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 11 Mar. 2026
• Teachers need to have confidence in the tools they are asked to use.
  — José Manuel Barroso, Fortune, 17 Feb. 2026
• What in your background that gave you that kind of confidence?
  — Jem Aswad, Variety, 8 June 2022
• Our faith in them is a big part of their confidence in themselves as a team.
  — Samantha Meese, OregonLive.com, 13 Dec. 2017
• The gun didn't bring confidence.
  — Heidi Yewman, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025
• Get your confidence up, make those birdie putts under the gun.
  — Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
• Lori's style and confidence was def passed down from her mama.
  — Seventeen, 17 May 2023
• Blessed is the one who trusts in the Lord, whose confidence is in him.
  — Elizabeth Berry, Woman's Day, 12 Oct. 2022
• That confidence has become both a strength and a crutch.
  — Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 16 Mar. 2026
• Let that early win build confidence across the team.
  — Adam Mills, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025