Examples of self-assured in a Sentence
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But what was missing was more of a winning spirit, more aggressive, uninhibited and self-assured.
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Max Mathews,
New York Times,
9 June 2026
Time gave us the late-career brilliance of filmmakers like Jane Campion, Agnès Varda, Claire Denis, and Kathryn Bigelow, whose work became richer, fiercer, and more self-assured because these women had lived and learned so much.
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Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
31 May 2026
Her perspective on pop, politics, and everything in between has remained consistently direct and self-assured.
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Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
11 May 2026
The 26-year-old Scott is very self-assured.
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Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
2 May 2026
The designs recognised the current shift toward mobility, ease, and self-possession, moving away from performative masculinity toward something fresher and more self-assured.
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Jeetendr Sehdev,
Forbes.com,
1 Apr. 2026
Wells was confident and self-assured; the size of the paper didn’t intimidate her in the way Terry had seen for new artists.
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Anya Sesay,
jsonline.com,
16 Mar. 2026
Because when volume is understood and mastered, there is no outfit that doesn’t look self-assured.
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Alex Sales,
Glamour,
8 Mar. 2026
In several episodes, viewers see participants acting decisively and self-assured in private conversations, only to show up to the roundtable and completely change their thinking.
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Tiney Ricciardi,
Denver Post,
3 Mar. 2026
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Max Mathews,
New York Times,
9 June 2026
Time gave us the late-career brilliance of filmmakers like Jane Campion, Agnès Varda, Claire Denis, and Kathryn Bigelow, whose work became richer, fiercer, and more self-assured because these women had lived and learned so much.
—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
31 May 2026
Her perspective on pop, politics, and everything in between has remained consistently direct and self-assured.
—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
11 May 2026
The 26-year-old Scott is very self-assured.
—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
2 May 2026
The designs recognised the current shift toward mobility, ease, and self-possession, moving away from performative masculinity toward something fresher and more self-assured.
—
Jeetendr Sehdev,
Forbes.com,
1 Apr. 2026
Wells was confident and self-assured; the size of the paper didn’t intimidate her in the way Terry had seen for new artists.
—
Anya Sesay,
jsonline.com,
16 Mar. 2026
Because when volume is understood and mastered, there is no outfit that doesn’t look self-assured.
—
Alex Sales,
Glamour,
8 Mar. 2026
In several episodes, viewers see participants acting decisively and self-assured in private conversations, only to show up to the roundtable and completely change their thinking.
—
Tiney Ricciardi,
Denver Post,
3 Mar. 2026
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“Self-assured.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/self-assured. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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