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• The rescue workers preserved a gleam of optimism that the trapped miners might still survive.From the entry gleam
• The employees reacted with guarded optimism to the new agreement reached by their trade union.From the entry guarded
• Her optimism seemed to leaven the otherwise tense environment.From the entry leaven
• There was a marked vibe shift from the sunny optimism of the Reagan '80s.2025 June 7, John Ganz, “The decade that made Donald Trump”, in FT Weekend (Life & Arts section), London: The Financial Times Ltd., →ISSN…. From the entry vibe shift
• It was a grand statement of optimism that would sadly come to nought.2024 May 15, Greg Morse, “West Coast electric... all the way”, in RAIL, number 1009, page 41. From the entry come to nought
• We're still arguing about the same issues, just with a diminished spirit and less sense of optimism.2023 July 26, Stefanie Foster, “Comment: Rebuild trust or it's game over”, in RAIL, number 988, page 3. From the entry Groundhog Day
• Though Schiffmann does not label himself an effective accelerationist, he does share their overwhelming optimism about AI.2023 December 3, Hewson Duffy, “Harvard Dropout Avi Schiffmann is Making an AI-Powered 'Wearable Mom'”, in The Harvard Crimson, Cambridge…. From the entry effective accelerationist
• Counselors who support young job seekers have noticed their optimism abating.2022 October 7, Emma Goldberg, “The Job Market Has Been Like Musical Chairs. Will the Music Stop?”, in The New York Times. From the entry abate
• They still had Sergio Agüero to bring off the bench and the Etihad was overdosing on optimism.2018 April 10, Daniel Taylor, “Liverpool go through after Mohamed Salah stops Manchester City fightback”, in The Guardian (London). From the entry overdose
• Mzimandze expresses her optimism, explaining that “as Swazis we’re working on developing this Swazi pop sound.”2017 January 11, “Why music celebrities in Swaziland have day jobs”, in CNN. From the entry Swazi
• The hyper-masculinity, optimism and enthusiastic boomerism of the American frontier moulded the young Briton's character.2016, Neil Evans, edited by Huw Pryce, Writing a Small Nation's Past, Routledge, →ISBN. From the entry boomerism
• To understand China’s glowing optimism, we need to understand its enduring pessimism, and vice versa.2010, William A. Callahan, China: The Pessoptimist Nation, Oxford University Press, →DOI, →ISBN, page 9. From the entry pessoptimist
• The main tenets of Extropianism are ‘boundless expansion, self-transformation, dynamic optimism, intelligent technology, and spontaneous order’.2004, Malcolm Miles, Tim Hall, Iain Borden, The City Cultures Reader, Psychology Press, →ISBN, page 238. From the entry extropianism
• The Depression made the Harlem Renaissance, with its spirit of play and optimism, seem strange and naïve.1995, Nathan Irvin Huggins, Voices from the Harlem Renaissance, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 10. From the entry Harlem Renaissance
• The optimism at the opening of the talks could not be dampened even by a few spoilers.1994, Nelson Mandela, Long Walk to Freedom: The Autobiography of Nelson Mandela, London: Abacus, published 2010, page 713. From the entry spoiler
• Only someone with enormous unputdownable optimism would ever have embarked on a project like this.1991, Andrew Yule, Losing the Light: Terry Gilliam and the Munchausen Saga, New York, N.Y.: Applause Books, →ISBN, page 56. From the entry unputdownable
• Indeed, on a dingle day in the Antarctic your optimism soars about what you can do.1989, Nautical Quarterly, volume 45, page 24. From the entry dingle
• This was a display to fire optimism.2022 November 21, David Hytner, “World Cup 2022: England open World Cup in style with Bukayo Saka double in 6–2 rout of Iran”, in…. From the entry cherry on top
• Hospitable Lesvians and refugees with smiling eyes, with longing, with hope, optimism, and desire to show us a piece of home.2022, Sophie Streeting, Melting Pot, novum premium Verlag, →ISBN, page 12. From the entry Lesvian
• But on other fronts there’s a clear case for optimism.2021 January 1, Paul Krugman, “Things Will Get Better. Seriously.”, in The New York Times, →ISSN. From the entry big time
• The other crucial finding of the report was that there was a detectible “optimism bias” among Google employees.2008 January 7, Noam Cohen, “Google’s Lunchtime Betting Game”, in New York Times. From the entry detectible
• Boyd’s ensuing burst of proud Scots patriotism quickly gives place to a flood of boundless basileiolatry and optimism.2008, Julian Goodare, Alasdair A. MacDonald, editors, Sixteenth-Century Scotland, page 414. From the entry basileiolatry
• There is no end to their optimism, sometimes they succeed.2003 August 13, Kerry, “Re: cold and flu tablets”, in nz.general (Usenet). From the entry homebake
• Lucy was strangely cheerful, animated with the sort of optimism that only a Hollywood scriptwriter could shamelessly contrive.2000, J. Lilly, The Cold Zone, iUniverse, →ISBN, page 115. From the entry gloomy goose
• But while Bush is not yet working on a victory speech for a year from tonight, there is optimism in Bushland.1999 November 7, Ken Herman, “Election strategists have minds on math”, in Austin American-Statesman, Austin, Tex., →ISSN, →OCLC, page…. From the entry bushland
• This information, combined with good doctoring, effective drugs, and organized communities, is the foundation of the current optimism.1996 September, Michael Immel, “The Changing Story of a Virus”, in Gay Community News, page 7. From the entry doctoring
• The Names of the Moons of Mars is a frequently somber book, flecked through with optimism and humor.1989 December 17, Nan Donald, “Broken Hearts, Messed Up Families, And New Beginnings”, in Gay Community News, volume 17, number 23, page 9. From the entry fleck
• Since most adults do not share this director's unquenchable optimism, even his best movies tend to be an acquired taste.1978 May 29, Frank Rich, “Cinema: Joyride”, in Time. From the entry acquired taste
• Optimism is strong, since sacration is an evolutionary process.1976, Robert Bundy, Images of the future: the twenty-first century and beyond, page 179. From the entry sacration
• We may debate the origin of evil, but only a victim of superficial optimism would debate its reality.1963, Martin Luther King, Jr., “The Death of Evil upon the Seashore”, in Strength to Love, New York: Pocket Books, published 1964, →OCLC…. From the entry evil
• For divers reasons, the capitalist class lacks this cohesion or solidarity, chief among which is the optimism bred of past success.1905 April, Jack London, “(please specify the page)”, in War of the Classes, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company; London: Macmillan &…. From the entry cohesion
• In some individuals optimism may become quasi-pathological.1902, William James, “Lectures 4 & 5”, in The Varieties of Religious Experience: A Study in Human Nature […] , New York, N.Y.; London…. From the entry anesthesia
• A pervasive sense of optimism led settlers in southern New Zealand to transform their properites from a 'howling wilderness' to a humanised rural landscape.2013, Peter Holland, A Home in the Howling Wilderness. From the entry howling
• Then, just after the start of the Iraq war, “There was a miniburst of optimism” that capitalism was leading to democracy after all, Mr.2007 June 14, Patricia Cohen, “An Unexpected Odd Couple: Free Markets and Freedom”, in New York Times. From the entry miniburst
• A month ago, however, two pioneering heart surgeons gave reason for optimism that not all feuders carry their ire to the grave.2007 December 9, Abby Goodnough, “No, We Don't Want to Kiss and Make Up”, in New York Times. From the entry feuder
• I have also had to learn that just as the lens of the retrospectoscope provides false clarity, the lens of unbridled optimism distorts reality.2002, Jane Poulson, The Doctor Will Not See You Now, Novalis Press (CN). From the entry retrospectoscope
• Lawler's play was greeted (with excessive optimism) as the seed of a reflorescent native drama that would bear rich and truly Australian fruits.1983 January, Dennis Biggins, The Modern Language Review, volume 78, number 1, Modern Humanities Research Association, page 175. From the entry reflorescent
• With the future in their blood, their innubilous optimism sees little other than the eventual success and the ultimate importance of their researches.1982, Iain Paul, Science, Theology and Einstein, page 26. From the entry innubilous

Meaning of optimism

1. noun A tendency to expect the best, or at least, a favourable outcome.
2. noun The doctrine that this world is the best of all possible worlds.
3. noun The belief that good will eventually triumph over evil.

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Questions about optimism in a sentence

How do you use optimism in a sentence?

Optimism is used as a noun. For example: “I love her youth, her beauty and above all her optimism that everything will turn out fine.”

What is a short sentence with optimism?

“In some individuals optimism may become quasi-pathological.”

What does optimism mean?

Optimism means a tendency to expect the best, or at least, a favourable outcome.