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Recent Examples of self-doubt
Bad advice often creates more self-doubt.
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Cheryl Robinson, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
But by the ‘60s and ‘70s, documentaries are using cinema for perhaps less obviously civic reasons, like self-doubt.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 23 May 2026
But Maggie says the visit only deepened her self-doubt.
—Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 19 May 2026
But what is different about the downfall of Starmer, which is now under way, has been the timidity of his premiership, its chronic self-doubt, as if its voice were permanently stuck in its throat.
—Sam Knight, New Yorker, 14 May 2026
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Cheryl Robinson, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
But by the ‘60s and ‘70s, documentaries are using cinema for perhaps less obviously civic reasons, like self-doubt.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 23 May 2026
But Maggie says the visit only deepened her self-doubt.
—Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 19 May 2026
But what is different about the downfall of Starmer, which is now under way, has been the timidity of his premiership, its chronic self-doubt, as if its voice were permanently stuck in its throat.
—Sam Knight, New Yorker, 14 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for self-doubt
Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-doubt
Noun
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Too many women experience a lack of transportation and childcare, insufficient language assistance, financial insecurity, inflexible appointment availability, separation of physical and behavioral health services, and lack of post-delivery follow-up.—
Mary C. Mayhew,
Sun Sentinel,
4 June 2026
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Massachusetts’ decarbonization plans, not oil and gas companies or federal policies, are responsible for inviting energy insecurity and higher energy costs.—
Jennifer Nassour,
Boston Herald,
4 June 2026
Noun
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Celik seems attuned to such questions as a valid (if not necessarily revelatory) core for a play to circle around, but Cramer’s writing often feels caught between an exploration of comic diffidence and simply an expression of it.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
30 Mar. 2026
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As Michael, a bathroom and kitchen fixture wholesaler, Dan Donohue’s performance is riveting in its expansion from awkward diffidence to unbridled savagery while revealing his inner core.—
Christopher Smith,
Oc Register,
2 Feb. 2026
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“Self-doubt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-doubt. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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