How to Use confident in a Sentence

confident

adjective
  • They have a confident air about them.
  • I am confident about my ability to do the job.
  • The players seem more relaxed and confident this season.
  • We are confident that conditions will improve soon.
  • He has become more confident in his Spanish-speaking skills.
  • Knock down your shots when open and be confident.
    — Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 18 Apr. 2026
  • But very confident where the game is.
    — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 19 Apr. 2026
  • Cash was confident in her unit.
    — Jack Murray, Boston Herald, 11 June 2026
  • York is confident, but not brash.
    — Caleb Yum, Austin American Statesman, 24 Jan. 2026
  • Jonas should be strong and confident off the Giro.
    — Fluto Shinzawa, New York Times, 16 June 2026
  • Yet others are confident the film will still see the light of day.
    — Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Jan. 2024
  • Sherri felt confident that the project was in the right hands.
    — Katcy Stephan, Variety, 12 June 2024
  • Jack Wilshere as well, who was confident.
    — Art De Roché, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2026
  • The pair feel confident that this was the right time to open the new restaurant.
    — Miami Herald, 13 Jan. 2026
  • Uruguay will come into this one confident tthat hey can get a big away win.
    — Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Sep. 2025
  • But a strong, healthy and confident spring would be a most welcome sight.
    — Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 10 Feb. 2026
  • But, port leaders are confident things will pick back up.
    — Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 25 Mar. 2026
  • In fact, maybe a little too confident at times?
    — Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 30 Jan. 2026
  • Trump seemed confident that rates would fall once the war with Iran ends.
    — Zach Halaschak, The Washington Examiner, 2 Apr. 2026
  • Though, Carter isn't confident change will come soon.
    — Kaicey Baylor, CBS News, 11 Feb. 2026
  • Van der Kroft is confident too.
    — Ann Abel, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Djokovic played confident, clean tennis to take the first set.
    — Gerald Marzorati, The New Yorker, 12 June 2023
  • Bains was also more confident with the puck.
    — Harman Dayal, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Garman is confident those bets will pay off.
    — Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 27 Mar. 2026
  • Then, as kids learn and get more confident, parents—at some point—need to let go.
    — Jennifer Jolly, USA TODAY, 3 Sep. 2023
  • And just a little more sexy [and] confident.
    — Jackie Fields, PEOPLE, 10 June 2026
  • Boys are said to feel less confident than their girl peers and aren’t doing as well in school.
    — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Williams, who is nothing if not confident, agreed.
    — Jon Greenberg, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Younger adults were more confident than older adults.
    — Emily Guskin, ABC News, 18 June 2026
  • But Haugo is too young and too confident to care about any of that.
    — Richard Obert, The Arizona Republic, 12 Aug. 2022

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