How to Use self-doubt in a Sentence

self-doubt

noun
  • There’s no room for self-doubt.
    Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Jan. 2026
  • But the best cure for self-doubt is doing the hard work.
    Claire Zillman, Fortune, 27 May 2026
  • Don’t let yourself be derailed by some self-doubts.
    Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 2 June 2026
  • Because there’s self-doubt that that comes in every now and again.
    Nathan Baird, cleveland, 2 Aug. 2023
  • The moon’s clash with Mars sets the stage for a self-doubt spiral.
    USA TODAY, 14 Mar. 2024
  • Angst, self-doubt and social alienation are present in lyrics.
    Ron Hart, SPIN, 10 Jan. 2025
  • One swing does not cleanse a season that has raised Betts’ self-doubt.
    Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2025
  • The journey involves heartache and self-doubt.
    Steve Buckley, New York Times, 23 June 2026
  • Your self-doubt is a distortion.
    Jeffrey Sanchez-Burks, Fortune, 13 May 2026
  • With a catalogue of songs shot through with self-doubt and hope, loss and love.
    Lee Habeeb, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 May 2025
  • Is your self-doubt getting in the way of planning for success?
    Mark Travers, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
  • But those sorts of self-doubts can be difficult to talk openly about.
    BostonGlobe.com, 3 Sep. 2023
  • By mid-album, Ora shakes off much of her crippling self-doubt.
    Ilana Kaplan, Rolling Stone, 17 July 2023
  • There’s just a lot of self-doubt going on, and a lot of overthinking.
    Alex Morris, Rolling Stone, 18 Feb. 2026
  • Often, self-doubt says the path will be too long, risky or difficult.
    Wilson Luna, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
  • For him, rap was always the dream, even when self-doubt clouded the vision.
    Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 8 Apr. 2026
  • Some of those may involve instances of self-doubt, strong enough to stop anyone in their tracks.
    Jenna Wang, Peoplemag, 8 Apr. 2024
  • This feeling is a form of self-doubt and one of the most insidious forms.
    Kevin Kruse, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Bad advice often creates more self-doubt.
    Cheryl Robinson, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
  • Because our career is such a career of patience, there are a lot of self-doubts.
    Ugonnaora Owoh, Essence, 20 Mar. 2025
  • To do so often comes with a lot of criticism, questions and even some self-doubt.
    Miami Herald, 29 Apr. 2026
  • Don’t let perfectionism or self-doubt keep your story on the shelf.
    Adrian Gostick, Forbes.com, 4 June 2025
  • Still, Popovich said, White sometimes allowed self-doubt to creep in.
    Adam Himmelsbach, BostonGlobe.com, 26 Mar. 2023
  • This requires you to push past self-doubt and embrace your truth with confidence and courage.
    Valerie Mesa, People.com, 3 Apr. 2025
  • Ironically, that was where a lengthy bout with self-doubt began.
    Khari Nixon, SPIN, 6 June 2023
  • After all, who wants to feel the pangs of self-doubt, anxiety, or chronic stress?
    Maia Niguel Hoskin, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
  • After years in the spotlight, Justin Bieber has dealt with his share of self-doubt.
    Christina Dugan Ramirez, Fox News, 23 Mar. 2025
  • 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
  • Forced into bravery alone in space, there’s no time or space for self-doubt, only action.
    Katie Walsh, Twin Cities, 21 Mar. 2026
  • Both Colum’s and Dougal’s self-doubt was born from the way their father viewed them.
    Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 15 Aug. 2025

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