How to Use self-doubt in a Sentence

self-doubt

noun
  • The moon’s clash with Mars sets the stage for a self-doubt spiral.
    USA TODAY, 14 Mar. 2024
  • That adds a lot of feelings to the mix (Hello self-doubt!
    Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 23 June 2023
  • With a catalogue of songs shot through with self-doubt and hope, loss and love.
    Lee Habeeb, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 May 2025
  • After years in the spotlight, Justin Bieber has dealt with his share of self-doubt.
    Christina Dugan Ramirez, Fox News, 23 Mar. 2025
  • In real life, Burns amassed a crushing weight of self-doubt.
    John Tufts, The Indianapolis Star, 20 Mar. 2024
  • Because there’s self-doubt that that comes in every now and again.
    Nathan Baird, cleveland, 2 Aug. 2023
  • Is your self-doubt getting in the way of planning for success?
    Mark Travers, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
  • Angst, self-doubt and social alienation are present in lyrics.
    Ron Hart, SPIN, 10 Jan. 2025
  • Still, Popovich said, White sometimes allowed self-doubt to creep in.
    Adam Himmelsbach, BostonGlobe.com, 26 Mar. 2023
  • This feeling is a form of self-doubt and one of the most insidious forms.
    Kevin Kruse, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • This—the self-doubt, the reluctance to be direct—is my first clue that something is not right.
    Anna Holmes, The New Yorker, 23 Feb. 2024
  • By mid-album, Ora shakes off much of her crippling self-doubt.
    Ilana Kaplan, Rolling Stone, 17 July 2023
  • Some of those may involve instances of self-doubt, strong enough to stop anyone in their tracks.
    Jenna Wang, Peoplemag, 8 Apr. 2024
  • Married at First Sight's Clare is finally ready to let go of all of her self-doubts.
    Jp Mangalindan, Peoplemag, 25 Oct. 2023
  • But those sorts of self-doubts can be difficult to talk openly about.
    BostonGlobe.com, 3 Sep. 2023
  • Often, self-doubt says the path will be too long, risky or difficult.
    Wilson Luna, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
  • Banish self-doubt There is no room for doubt in the minds of Olympic athletes, according to Gould.
    Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 30 July 2024
  • At a certain point, Pepe says, the self-doubt and the hate created a snowball effect.
    Jack Lang, The Athletic, 24 Nov. 2024
  • Because our career is such a career of patience, there are a lot of self-doubts.
    Ugonnaora Owoh, Essence, 20 Mar. 2025
  • Harner reveals a Torvald changed by time and self-doubt.
    Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2025
  • Low self-esteem and self-doubt can hinder trust in others.
    Mark Travers, Forbes, 13 Nov. 2023
  • This requires you to push past self-doubt and embrace your truth with confidence and courage.
    Valerie Mesa, People.com, 3 Apr. 2025
  • In the world of startups, self-doubt can be paralyzing.
    Indiana (indy) Gregg, Forbes, 17 July 2023
  • Her vibrancy has been replaced with fear and self-doubt.
    Cameron Knight, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
  • Hence the insistence, now a tiresome cliché of the genre, on the self-doubts and anguished souls of their protagonists.
    Michael Dirda, Washington Post, 8 Sep. 2023
  • Mendoza explained that, in her purview of sports, self-doubt isn’t just something women face in sports.
    Andy Frye, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2023
  • Summit also opens up about quitting his day job as a CPA and grappling with self-doubt.
    Daniela Avila, Peoplemag, 12 July 2024
  • Don’t let perfectionism or self-doubt keep your story on the shelf.
    Adrian Gostick, Forbes.com, 4 June 2025
  • Your ego probably even got bruised while the self-doubt set in, especially as a creative.
    Cheryl Robinson, Forbes.com, 22 July 2025
  • When the smoke clears, success mixes with sorrow, and both Tamar and Kamali are once again mired in self-doubt over whether their choices, however necessary for the mission, have compromised their humanity.
    Michael M. Rosen, The Washington Examiner, 25 July 2025

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