How to Use self-assurance in a Sentence

self-assurance

noun
  • Such self-assurance brings nagging blind spots.
    — Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 6 Jan. 2026
  • Your self-assurance inspires others, so why not switch up your look?
    — Essence, 4 Mar. 2024
  • The 19-year-old’s self-assurance couldn’t come at a better time.
    — Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Feb. 2026
  • There are very few people who have Posey’s level of self-assurance.
    — Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
  • With his back to play and so close to his own goal, positional awareness and self-assurance is key.
    — Thom Harris, The Athletic, 7 Aug. 2024
  • Through the nine-track effort, her soul-stirring takes on love, motherhood and self-assurance ring true.
    — Carl Lamarre, Billboard, 18 Sep. 2023
  • To me, that’s a sign of growing self-assurance, not intolerance.
    — Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2025
  • And those classic moments of self-assurance are ending with more buckets than ever.
    — Fred Katz, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2026
  • The key is casual self-assurance and an acute attention to others’ needs.
    — Ron Charles, Washington Post, 9 May 2023
  • Recent realizations about your life, childhood, and more have rocked your self-assurance.
    — Liz Simmons, StyleCaster, 24 June 2025
  • And the opposite of finding self-assurance is in social media.
    — Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 13 May 2024
  • Yet even amid self-assurance, Rule extended a nod of respect to his longtime rival.
    — Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 12 Nov. 2025
  • Keep it accessible, flipping through its pages to evoke memories of joy and self-assurance.
    — Mark Travers, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
  • But in the new episode, unable to rely on her stylist as a sounding board, Kardashian finds her self-assurance.
    — Sabrina Park, Harper's BAZAAR, 14 June 2023
  • However, lacking confidence in that one area of her life doesn't mean she's lacked self-assurance elsewhere.
    — Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 18 Apr. 2023
  • That insinuates a real level of self-assurance at an early age.
    — Rachel Handler, Vulture, 2 Apr. 2025
  • At the end of the day, what is the most important is Moana’s self-assurance in her main character energy.
    — Melissah Yang, refinery29.com, 4 Dec. 2024
  • Putting every shade of your personality into your hair screams self-assurance.
    — Audrey Noble, Vogue, 2 May 2025
  • His confidence isn’t a gimmick in the slightest, his self-assurance shining with his eclectic demeanor.
    — Julian McWilliams, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Feb. 2023
  • In her tenure so far, the CEO has fostered a self-assurance absent from the brand in recent years.
    — Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 7 Feb. 2026
  • Popping and polished, a small but powerful ritual of self-assurance.
    — Larry Stansbury, Essence, 19 Sep. 2025
  • That self-assurance stems from experience and a deeper understanding of self-worth.
    — Cheryl Robinson, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025
  • For those who want to do it, going down the rabbit hole of polls can be a choose-your-own-adventure tale of self-assurance, self-torture, and deep confusion.
    — Philip Elliott, TIME, 1 Nov. 2024
  • But more than anything, Adolescence has given Graham the self-assurance to get more stories out of his head.
    — Peter White, Deadline, 11 June 2025
  • Toney is a beacon of self-assurance and statue admired by Siegfried & Roy until his timely passing.
    — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Even as Stanton bashed him publicly, Lincoln had the self-assurance and vision to spot his potential.
    — Kevin Kruse, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
  • Balance self-assurance with a willingness to disrupt norms to foster loyalty and excitement in the process.
    — Lilian Raji, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
  • Confident leaders don’t shy away from making tough decisions, and their self-assurance instills confidence in their teams.
    — Allbusiness, Forbes, 6 Sep. 2024
  • The socialization lessons include the art of shaking hands, which most of the boys do upon greeting the older men — some shyly, eyes down, some with self-assurance.
    — Ashley Milne-Tyte, NPR, 26 Mar. 2025
  • While such an answer might irritate some, Washington’s self-assurance is a quality shared by many top athletes.
    — Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 5 Aug. 2025

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