| 单词 | confidence |
| 例句 | “My confidence in you has been seriously diminished since I heard about the disreputable activities in which you engaged on Thursday last. Please repeat.” The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Two years away from home, away from the shelter of her parents and the model of her older siblings, had given Christine the desire, and the confidence, to strike out on her own. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z I have all the confidence that she won't lose herself—or us—because of this hiccup. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Said the magazine: “By the look of confidence and self-assuredness on Fischer’s face, we wonder if in fact, he did ‘see’ himself as the next World Champion.” Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z He’d given them confidence as they sailed across the Atlantic and into the Mediterranean. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Claudette was still furious about Jeremiah Reeves’s plight when, on the first day of her sophomore year, she met someone who gave her the confidence to transform her anger into action. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z But it was obvious that her confidence in her own prescriptions had been shaken. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z He had wanted to hold it together for the entire meeting, to present himself with confidence and certainty, to be the kind of person the community could depend on. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Far from causing fear, this situation gave me a good feeling—one of confidence and satisfaction. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘I don’t know. Look, fellows, we’ve got to have some confidence in the people above us who issue our orders. They know what they’re doing.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Just being able to read simple notation will help build your confidence. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z It took only the sight of this small, handsome man, McClellan, dashing up and down the lines on horseback to restore confidence and courage. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z They also warned that terrorists might target evacuation routes, creating “mass panic” and “loss of public confidence in the government.” Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z “Yes,” he said, his voice full of confidence. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z The Fugees took the field in the second half with a new energy and confidence. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z “Maybe, but it isn’t really dangerous,” Rhonda said, which did nothing for Sticky’s confidence. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z “I know the way a Son of the Six hunts,” he said with more confidence than he felt. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z Throughout his life Hercules had this perfect confidence that no matter who was against him he could never be defeated, and facts bore him out. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z I had my own home, humble though it was, and I was developing the confidence and self-reliance necessary to stand on my own two feet. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z From Tet onward, public confidence in Johnson had eroded until it was at an all-time low. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z He was a short, stocky, muscular man, fluent in English, Sotho, and Zulu, expressing himself in all of them with precision, humor, and confidence. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Every yard nearer our trench fills me with confidence—and with haste, too. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Maybe after long enough, that magic wand of confidence will mistake me for them, and give me a bop on the head, too. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z After all, a city that had gone wild would not instill much confidence in potential business investors. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z “Some of them talk about how you should find an older person you can trust. They say it in some of those Dear Teen Me letters, too. They say it gives you strength and confidence.” A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z Then, in March, the prosecution displayed a new burst of confidence. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Coach stepped close to check the damage, his eyes slowly betraying the confidence he normally showed, no matter the situation. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z As he made friends among people who understood and appreciated what he had endured, he gained confidence and began to try to fill gaping holes in his understanding of his homeland. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z But the pleasure that confidence gave me faded rapidly. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z His confidence that my uncle and every other Black man who heard of the Klan’s coming ride would scurry under their houses to hide in chicken droppings was too humiliating to hear. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z They whispered among themselves and finally decided to take me into their confidence. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z “Good evening, Captain Short,” he began, confidence apparently intact. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z He reached up and patted Emma’s head, and that gave him confidence again. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z I crept away from the Weylin house, moving through the darkness with even less confidence than I had felt when I fled to Alice’s house months before. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z Their new science was organized around the virtues of a juge d’instruction: intellectual rigour, a set of formalized procedures, a quest for a complete proof, a confidence that one need only answer to other professionals. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z She had taken the long road to Langley’s Flight Research Division, but she knew with a confidence approaching 100 percent that she had arrived at the right destination. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z This depended on their confidence in the reliability of measurements taken decades apart; others were quick to dismiss such findings as the result of defective technique. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z My self-esteem and my confidence are low at this point, but I haven’t given up. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z Two weeks later, Taylor saw Ladybird Hope on TV talking about her life in pageants, how it had given her the confidence to go after her dreams. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z Brother and sister, both lean, taller than me, overflow with confidence. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z If I had Taro's thick skin or Shoji's confidence, I might've fought back a long time ago. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z All of it is exploratory and meant to develop the child’s inner sense of confidence and skill building while playing. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z Dad says, making it crystal clear that I can’t tell either of them anything in confidence. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z “Oh, Mina and I were both born in America,” Mr. Das announced with an air of sudden confidence. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z “And Minny, everything you say here is in confidence,” I say. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z The theory was not new in the 1750s, but the confidence was. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z He struck me as very articulate, even professorial, and I felt a supreme confidence, as if Alaska had found the best male stripper in central Alabama and led us right to him. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z The irony, though, is that that very desire for confidence is precisely what ends up undermining the accuracy of their decision. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z Amelia’s confidence had returned and with it her schoolmarm manner. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z Fortunately, Katherine Goble’s confidence in her own mathematical abilities, and her innate curiosity, pushed her to pepper the engineers with questions, just as she had as a child with her parents and teachers. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z “I am always less fortunate than Robert Has he been imparting tender confidences?” The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z I suppose it had something to do with confidence. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z And this confidence was the greater for his not for a moment really believing that he would be called upon to face anything at all. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Above all, I have to maintain my air of confidence. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z He walked with the slow, deliberate gait of someone who rushed for no one, with the confidence of a man who ruled the city. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z To bow my head or jut out my chin in false confidence? The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z He had been out of the world, and lacked the confidence to step back and reach for the larger thought. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z The confidence Diego exuded when he’d burst into my class appeared to be waning, and he fidgeted, shoving his hands into his pockets, then crossing his arms, then putting his hands back into his pockets. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z I think of Nicasia sitting at Locke’s dining table, seeming for a moment to take me into her confidence. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z I handed him a paper saying Emilika was my cousin with all the feigned confidence in the world. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z Bridge enjoyed the way all the confidence drained out of Alex’s smile. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z And she winks at me and swags up to Jupe’s door with the confidence of Kevin Durant playing Horse with a toddler. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z His confidence in Lawrence’s administrative and scientific abilities, which dated from their very first meeting, had only been strengthened by the success of the electromagnetic separation process. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z This confidence is so completely out of character that I’m speechless. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Odenigbo would be amused when she told him about this man, the way he always laughed at her admirers, with his unquestioning confidence. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z If he got rejected at Chicago, would he muster the confidence to try again, perhaps at a slightly less selective school like Loyola or DePaul or the U of I? Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z If you’d had a head start at home, you were rewarded for it at school, deemed “bright” or “gifted,” which in turn only compounded your confidence. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z And his face held a kind of confidence that Tally had never seen in an ugly before. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z Mother handled him easily with the casual confidence of a baby nurse, but I dreaded being forced to change his diapers. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z And then somewhere around the time his father started slipping, Mike lost that innate confidence in himself. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z “Keep out of this. He’s perfectly capable of going to the bathroom himself The book says it gives him confidence and a feeling of achievement.” Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z The racism stuff, the woman stuff: she managed to tuck all that way in a place far from her core, where it would not damage her steely confidence. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z Nothing could shake her confidence, even though there had been no word of her cat since he had left the Nurmis’ so long ago and so many miles away. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z That made me feel a kind of confidence. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z In confidence, the old man tells me that he gave all thirteen sons the same name to try to outwit the regime. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s a different kind of confidence than I’ve seen in some of the guys at school, and it’s really appealing. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z His drinking in Nsukka—his auburn, finely refined brandy—had sharpened his mind, distilled his ideas and his confidence so that he sat in the living room and talked and talked and everybody listened. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z He hoists it over his shoulder and walks with confidence into the swelling tide. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z So many of the kids in the coming-out videos talk about how telling someone you trust gives you confidence and that you feel relieved and free, but I didn’t realize just how much. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z I grinned at him, my sudden confidence surprising me. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z I felt determined to help her somehow, to relieve her anguish and to show her she could rely on me; but, as her youngest child, I doubt my reassurances gave her much confidence. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z Strange to say, it was Nathan’s frightful confidence in himself that drove her off. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z I crave the way the queen looked at me—her eyes full of admiration and confidence. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z The voices of the men in the other cars had sounded full of pride, full of confidence. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z He almost said, Like we always do, but couldn’t muster the confidence. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z The chaplain’s babbling confidence did not falter for an instant. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z “Come to my office tonight, Severus, at eleven, and you shall not complain that I have no confidence in you....” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z I felt a glow of confidence within me. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z And even though Bit was half the size of his friends, he was the biggest when it came to confidence. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z He could see the confidence in his opponent’s face. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z But here she was now, disliking it with the haughty confidence of a person who recognized kitsch. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z That confidence enabled me, several months later, to overcome my fear of the silence. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “Much of the old hostility and bitterness seemed to have left him, but the fire and confidence were still there.” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z He turned with confidence to the experienced old man. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z He laid Lyra on the enormous palm, and she gazed up at the giant with perfect confidence, and Pantalaimon sang like a nightingale. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z People I’d never heard of expressed confidence in me in moving ways. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z His word, even through Pastor Tom, did not fill her with confidence. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z “There’s no one here,” the tall one said with more confidence in his voice. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z That wasn’t exactly a confidence builder for the man preparing to ride it into orbit, but it was the more powerful Atlas that would be required to accelerate the Mercury capsule to orbital velocity. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z But I am sure he would have confidence. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z I lead her through the hall with a familiarity and confidence that she seems surprised by. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z To the press, however, he displayed nothing but confidence. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z “Is that confidence to be imparted to me soon?” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z And there is the dance; strength and weakness, confidence and desolation. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z He said it with the utmost confidence, which made the shock on his face when I lunged at him that much sweeter. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z He put it very nicely, saying that he did not want to wring my confidence from me, but only to know, because if a woman’s heart was free a man might have hope. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z I stand and wonder for a while and conclude that she probably just lacks confidence, like me. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z “Anything you say or do in here is kept in strict confidence, unless you want me to share it.” Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z He knew that Buddy was yearning to be with him, aching to share his confidence; but that could not happen now. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z S. Canton and thus immune to a fishing boat accident—he climbed his mast with confidence. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z She took Ofelia aside and told her in confidence, but Ofelia absently touched her own milkless breasts and ran with the news to her mother. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z But the Tet Offensive shook his confidence in the administration. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z “I’m going to kill you and go on a murderous rampage if you don’t—” “Alma Ember,” he interrupted with confidence, leaning against the counter and close to my face. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z But in this moment, her usual carefree confidence was gone. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z I walked to Biology with more confidence when, by the end of lunch, he still hadn’t showed. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z She never needed to slink into dark hallways with other girls and exchange guilty confidences. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Over the next few weeks and later months and years, I continued to play, but never with that same feeling of supreme confidence. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z She drives that baby with the easy confidence of a trucker. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z Francie, pleased at being taken into the confidence of these older, more experienced workers, obligingly slowed down. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z I say it with a confidence I don’t understand. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z “Be there and reiterate the real argument, which is that they should select a man in whom we have confidence. I leave this thing confidently in your hands.” The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z They drew away for a second, he put his arms around her and they kissed again with greater confidence. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Unfortunately, we cannot identify G. W. with any confidence, but the likelihood is that he had been reading Hobbes. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z We later found out that privately, despite the confidence expressed in his statements to local media and to 60 Minutes, Chapman had begun to worry about the reliability of the evidence against Walter. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z She sat down to more applause, and then we got up, one by one, in varying states of misplaced confidence or paralyzing terror. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z Yet from the time Luma was just a young girl, adults around her began to note a quiet confidence, even independence. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z He narrates a series of events with the confidence that anyone looking at them will know what they imply, because the examples he has chosen are exact. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z He developed some confidence and a better jump shot. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z My trouble, to be quite candid, is a lack of confidence in myself. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z It was a lie, of course, even as the simpler word “secretary” was a lie, but Ruth repeated it with confidence because she believed it was true. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z A strange feeling of serenity and confidence was sweeping over her and all of a sudden she found that she was frightened by nobody in the world. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z He gazed at me with the confidence of someone who has marked the deck. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z He whistled a popular tune of the moment with easy confidence, and I thought how to-night perhaps the band would play the same tune in the minstrels’ gallery above the hall. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z I was surprised by how small the emperor appeared, but his dignity and confidence made him seem like the African giant that he was. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “With this thought in mind, I send this note of confidence and appreciation.” Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z It was not a voice that gave her confidence. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z But some were bourgeois and uppity, had a sense of comfort and confidence she did not possess. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z Colonel Korn synchronized their watches without a single hitch and moved ahead with confidence. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Unless you look around the room, Annabeth thought, her confidence growing. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “You are welcome to all my confidence that is worth having, Jane; but for God’s sake, don’t desire a useless burden! Don’t long for poison—don’t turn out a downright Eve on my hands!” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z He was trying to make it sound like he had more confidence than he did. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z The animal itself was as peaceful and well-behaved as that father of all picture-wolves—Red Riding Hood’s quondam friend, whilst moving her confidence in masquerade. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z I waited a moment, humming a tune to give me confidence. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z He came inside and placed the suya on the table, and in his bloodshot eyes she glimpsed the vulnerability that hid itself so well underneath his voluble confidence. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z He started at quarterback his junior year at Permian, but his own obvious lack of confidence caused some of his teammates to lose faith in him in a tight game. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z And how devastating would it be to confide in someone and have the confidence disappear? Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z Thus, we might say that a 95 percent confidence interval for the percentage of voters favoring candidate X is 45 percent plus or minus 6 percent. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z As he realized what had happened, Chuck Day’s confidence slipped a notch. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z He projected an air of confidence, telling an interviewer, “I hope they try something, because we are looking for a fight.” Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z Kingshaw was used to lacking any confidence in himself, to knowing that he could do nothing very well. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z After that, he’d answered a dozen more of my questions with his usual quiet confidence. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z With the confidence born of a conviction of superiority, they performed well at schools. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z A bit of Charlotte’s confidence still coursed through her. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z Miss Simon tried to win my confidence; she asked me if I would like to be adopted by her if my mother consented and I said no. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z He came up with a sentence he really liked: Coo gives her comfort, courage, and confidence. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z Every bomb that hit filled us with joy, gave us renewed confidence. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Maybe sharing a confidence will actually make him believe I see him as a friend. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z It had been a day full of challenges, all of which Reynie had met successfully, and when he stepped through the front door he was brimming with confidence. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z And suddenly Cudgeon’s newfound confidence evaporated, replaced by a shiny pallor. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z It hadn’t been hard to follow them; despite Mary’s confidence in the open savanna, there was plenty of concealment in the grass and the occasional thickets of string-wood and sap-lacquer bushes. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Though, in truth, since the coming of Mrs Helena Kingshaw, he had felt himself a new man, his lack of confidence had faded away. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z If the distribution of the population is not too dispersed or varied, we can, again, have more confidence that the sample’s characteristics are representative. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z The aplomb with which Lawrence responded to Bethe’s challenge reflected the Rad Lab’s increasing confidence in the quality of its work. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Sahil had completely transformed, his confidence like new clothes on him. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Her children saw striking changes in Shin’s confidence and social skills after a couple of years in California: he was less shy, quicker to smile, and became something of a hugger. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z As I grew fluent in English, I no longer could speak Spanish with confidence. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z My confidence lurched a little, though none of this was a surprise. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Those three hairs were outlaws with the confidence that one day they would conquer their world, which was his head. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z The sort of day that inspires confidence in the state of the world. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z Tally looked at her father, and for a moment she saw something other than wisdom and confidence in his expression. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z Elizabeth listened with delight to the happy, though modest hopes which Jane entertained of Mr. Bingley’s regard, and said all in her power to heighten her confidence in it. Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z Gregg had once told Agent Burger that he knew something about the murders, though he remained coy, insisting that he couldn’t betray a confidence. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z I practically danced home, thinking about her having confidence in me and about that little peck. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z In American English, to assure is to instill confidence or certainty. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The rumors that had been filtering down the backstretch, whispered in confidence between dockers and horsemen, suddenly became noisy public accusations: Something is wrong with Seabiscuit. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z “It has to work,” I said, trying to put conviction and confidence into my words. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z I still lacked confidence as a speaker, and was intimidated by the eloquence of so many of those in the league. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z They felt nervous about speaking in front of so many people, and they lacked confidence about how to run a meeting. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z Of course, I hate the Capitol, but I have no confidence that my being the Mockingjay will benefit those who are trying to bring it down. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z It was merely a few words of encouragement, the sort of words that are uttered in the din of battle, not distinguishable individually but restoring confidence by the fact of being spoken. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z Both of the men looked full of confidence, as if they had plenty of time to do whatever they wanted. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z “I understand. You have your orders. You also have his confidence; we can’t blow that.” Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z She stood for a moment at the end of the trail, gathering her confidence before she rounded the corner. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z Working without walls meant that Min possessed great skill and the confidence to match it. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z So I am getting used to it, and I am gaining confidence, but I honestly don’t know if I’ll ever race again. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z Before she offered Ifemelu the job, she said, tone hushed in confidence, “My husband did not support me when I started this, because he thought men would chase me if I went to seek advertising.” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Political and economic stagnation undermined many black Americans’ confidence in the old tactics of the civil rights movement. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z The rope seemed to give him confidence, though he shut his eyes more than once when he looked down between his feet. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z He held my hands very tightly like a child who would gain confidence. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Surveys or polls which don’t include confidence intervals or margins of error are often misleading. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z So I was guessing, but I guessed with my father’s trademark confidence. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z He wished he could tell Bob with absolute confidence that he should forget about his past. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z If the sample is large, we can have more confidence that its characteristics are close to those of the population as a whole. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z He wants to strangle me but can smell the strange confidence that dresses everything I say. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z All this happy freedom and confidence passed away, of course, as they either grew sober or got drunk, but while it lasted it was like being possessed by a power greater than themselves. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Often, the speech of people in public seemed to me very loud, booming with confidence. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Worsley had little confidence that they could take to the open ocean in only two boats, and he pestered Shackleton every day about returning to Ocean Camp for the Stancomb Wills. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z Full of elation and confidence, all his terrors forgotten, Hazel crawled over to Pipkin and together they slipped into the undergrowth. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Blanca just smirked, crossed her arms, and looked at me with the confidence of someone who had plenty of ammunition for a counterattack. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z He had the confidence of a person who knew practical things. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Gone is the confidence she had when we were stopped by the man with his dogs. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z We were long past worrying about him—we had too much confidence in him for that—but we were never past accepting his most perilous moments quietly. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z The heat of her fingertips injects me with confidence. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z It was true that he was intelligent and sure of himself, but there was an innocence about him, too, a confidence without ego, a throwback to another time and place, which she found endearing. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z My father looked at me with a new face, strange and terrifying to me for what it lacked in confidence. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Eilonwy herself admitted she had never explored the passage; her blithe confidence did not convince him she had the slightest notion of where she was going. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z Conversely, the wider the confidence interval—that is, the less precise the estimate—the more confident we can be of it. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z In 1957, the Africanists had called for a vote of no confidence in the Transvaal executive at the national conference, but had been defeated. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z She launched herself up into the chimney with pure confidence. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Surviving my first brush with disaster must have boosted my confidence, because I was a better driver after that. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z Tersteeg does betray his confidence, and when the news of his indiscretion gets back to his family, Ma and Pa are horrified. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z I was still treated poorly sometimes, but I had gained a different sort of confidence since being with Isabel, and the poor treatment didn’t bother me as much. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z Why had Emeline said nothing to Mrs. Lawrence, when together they had shared so many other confidences? The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z “If your mother only knew,” he told her, doubling up with laughter, as he always said when he told her something in confidence. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z It took me another twenty years to accumulate the confidence to deal with what the equivalent experience would have to be for me. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z The grin may be fake, but in his eyes there’s nothing but confidence and the belief that his cruelty is justified. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z It requires effort, an extra level of confidence, to speak in those settings and own your presence in the room. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z “Were here investigating a disappearance,” he said with great confidence. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z The accuracy of these recitals was sufficiently obvious to me, to give me great confidence in Joe’s information. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z “Give me your confidence, Jane,” he said: “relieve your mind of any weight that oppresses it, by imparting it to me. What do you fear?—that I shall not prove a good husband?” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z He could speak to his father then as men spoke to one another—as sons spoke to their fathers, not in trembling but in sweet confidence, not in hatred but in love. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z It was the kind of confidence, though, built to keep terror at bay. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z Here is John Lennon, in an interview after the Beatles disbanded, talking about the band’s performances at a Hamburg strip club called the Indra: We got better and got more confidence. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z And how am I to receive this, which I perceive already will be a confidence, even if it is not true? The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z Then, brimming with confidence, he overreached by taking on both the US Army and the most popular television news anchorman in the country, Edward R. Murrow. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z It was like directing this movie had given me so much confidence in myself. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Lena listened and experienced each phrase of her mother’s emotion from religious ecstasy to innocent confidence to embarrassment. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z “It shakes your confidence, it shakes the heck out of it,” he said. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Hazel looked around the table, her confidence apparently crumbling. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “You know he is Miss Havisham’s man of business and solicitor, and has her confidence when nobody else has?” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z Those who were working with him for the first time were instantly infused with his confidence, not to mention his sense of urgency. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z I have lost confidence: perhaps all I will ever be is what I am now. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z He draws with confidence, thanks to the drafting course he is taking this term. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z There was a new confidence in her voice, a new authority in the way she carried herself. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Despite the attempt at his typical, casual confidence, Father seemed flustered. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z This was the practical thing to do, he hinted, to imprison the man rather than risk the anger of Haitians who were starting to lose confidence in Captain Carroll’s leadership. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z “Don’t worry about it,” I said to Eliza, trying to boost her confidence as we walked into the restaurant. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Katherines love for Jimmy and her confidence in the new path her life had taken softened her fathers hard line on graduate school, and he certainly couldn’t resist the thrill of the family’s first grandchild. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z I was aware of the same freshness, the same gay confidence. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z And confidence is a quality I prize, although it has come to me a little late in the day. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z “Till I have a letter from Colonel Campbell,” said she, in a voice of forced calmness, “I can imagine nothing with any confidence. It must be all conjecture.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z In his greatest vote of confidence, he asked Burnham & Root to build an entry portal for the Union Stock Yards that would reflect the yards’ growing importance. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z It was no doubt this, Florence’s age and kindness, that led Elizabeth, with no premeditation, to take Florence into her confidence. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z “I want you to know that you have my full confidence,” he said. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Lee returned the salute, tall, erect, radiating faith and confidence. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z All the words, all the confidence, all the vanity had been shaken out of her. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z What’s it like to have such complete confidence in your body and what it will do? Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Ultimately, it was his supreme confidence in himself that made him a great player. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z The only thing cool was Fred’s confidence that he looked cool. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z It wasn’t so difficult for her in the end: it was more a confidence thing, and with us there for support, she seemed to lose her fear of the fence. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z I tried that morning to model confidence, smiling and joking with the kids. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z As he gained confidence, he spoke out more forcefully. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z “Your clients, sir, are happy in having so resolute a guardian of their confidence. I am myself a professional man.” Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z The driver was a middle pretty, radiating confidence and authority. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z Against all odds, his men regained their confidence as the trenches of Petersburg receded into the distance. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z I had learned in Tarbean that the best way to deal with this type of man was to act with confidence and self-assurance. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “I am the Great Santini,” Bull said, beating one fist against his chest and smiling without confidence. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Uncle Jet talked about the importance of maintaining a good hair style and about having confidence. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z “Yeah, and someone broke into the lab over the summer,” he added, sitting up straight, speaking with confidence, “so we gotta share equipment. Like ten students to one set.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z As much as anything, she asked with confidence in the ultimate decision. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z It sounds crazy, since Father’s the only one who’s given me a sense of confidence and made me feel as if I’m a sensible person. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z Walking slowly and with much confidence, I approached the Quit Man and his minion with a shotgun in one hand and an ax in the other. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z The careless, reckless lines were mistaken for artistic confidence, though in truth, their creator was no artist. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The teacher rose and walked to my side, smiling at me to give me confidence. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z The young Roosevelt told Rondon that he had complete confidence in his own rope skills. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z She strove to calm herself and to put a look of confidence on her face, but her teeth wouldn’t stop chattering. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z Professor McGonagall did not invite confidences; Dumbledore, though in many ways more intimidating, still seemed less likely to scorn a theory, however wild. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z I kissed the Object’s belly and then slowly, gathering confidence, worked my way up. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z “Mom and I talked about it. I’m going to take self-defense classes. Not because I want to fight him, but Mom thinks it’ll help with my confidence. Maybe I’ll meet some new friends.” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z In the vicinity of White Sand Bay he picked up the lighthouse’s radio beacon and, gaining confidence by the moment, made the big swing to the south. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z His self-esteem and confidence seemed to have slipped a notch. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z I felt a naive confidence that because I had a real job, I was protected. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z They could set out with confidence when the blizzard let up. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z But it took more confidence than Matt had to confront Tam Lin. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “I believe I do,” the judge told him with scathing confidence. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z “I already know where it is,” she said with false confidence. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Even a horse boy merely entering that surgery would feel confidence in him and his skill. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Although she always seems to bleed confidence, right now she can’t even look me in the eye—because she knows, just as her mother knows, that I had that water first. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z Now that he’s right here in front of me, I can’t find any of the confidence I had a minute ago. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z He possessed an extra vigor, a heightened confidence in himself, a serene capacity for affection which saved him. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z Fiver, absurdly small beside the hulking Bigwig, turned to Hazel with an air of happy confidence. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z But the falling out with my father had left me demoralized and without confidence. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z But she was the only one who held this cheerful confidence. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z I touch my shoulder to be close to my octopus tattoo and imagine my tentacles reaching out to cover Lydia’s notebook and suck up some of its confidence. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z Without confidence in the possibility of moving up, there would almost certainly be fewer success stories. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z For all her pushy, ponytailed U. Valley girl confidence, she sure does have weak spots. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z “He was always cheerful, and gave everyone confidence that we would get out,” said Bakewell, oblivious of the Boss’s unease. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z “It gave him an entirely new feeling of confidence.” Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z I had—and have— absolutely no confidence that he could hear me. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z He’d learned skills, gained confidence, and finally felt his life could go in a different direction. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z Now a new kind of confidence is lighting up inside of me, because I think I finally know who Haymitch is. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z As Woolf matured and honed his craft, his moments of self-loathing gave way to quiet, unwavering confidence. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z However, it is just as likely that she lacked confidence in his ability to beat Octavian on land. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z She took Ben into her confidence about the latter sadness. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z My grandfather’s confidence in my abilities made me hold my head a little higher. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Molly hardly expected a big vote of confidence from Dina, but she has some doubts herself. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z I work through them all with soaring confidence, newly aware of how far I’ve come since October. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z And any confidence I had when I walked back to my seat oozes out of me. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z The board’s appeal to Lawrence showed the confidence of its members in his ability to see things their way and balance the interests of the emerging security state and the scientists it employed. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z The idea that Goblin was more scared than he gave him great confidence and so did Rab’s belief in him and his powers to learn. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Long before I knew the meanings of all the words I encountered, I was able to approach books with confidence. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z The confidence and assurance with which the first arrangements had been carried out made him feel good. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z “And I have bigger fish to fry than your army,” I said with a whole lot more confidence than I truly felt. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z No. 46 wormed his way deeper into Brown’s confidence. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z As they drew closer, the captain’s confidence increased. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z It had a deep and abiding sense of place and history, so unlike the town, where not even the origin of the name itself could be vouched for with any confidence. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z His face evinced confidence; his smiles disappeared before they were completed. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z In fact, she contradicted me with great confidence.' The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z But as I head across the river, my confidence grows and I loosen my grip on the wheel. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z His confidence was based on the recent discovery by Dirac of the equation that governed the electron. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z What they offered was an essentially segregated learning environment that not only taught skills but also brought accomplished blacks together in a way that reinforced racial confidence. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z The way he spoke, the confidence, the firmness, even the kindness of it, reminded Sergio of something long ago. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z Feeling indignant that he was not taken into his tutor’s confidence, he set his wits to work to devise some proper retaliation for the slight. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z “You’ll do fine,” Naomi said with more confidence than she felt. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z So it was with confidence, strengthened by pity and pride, that we decided to change the course of events and alter a human life. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z I knew they were cracking up in the bad way, which is at me, but I tried to maintain my confidence. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z I have no confidence that I can find the video file on my own. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z These women carried themselves like queens, chins jutted out defiantly and eyes blazing with confidence, with power. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z His hope and his confidence had never gone. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Still, when I came across a pair of workers sharing a cigarette between them, it took all my confidence to meet their eyes and nod. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Recognizing both science’s limitations and its strengths requires a peculiar mixture of scepticism and confidence; relativists overdo the scepticism and realists overdo the confidence. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z I hadn't understood much of what he had said, only that he had spoken with great confidence. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z About a month earlier, Hillary Clinton had declared her own candidacy, brimming with confidence. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z For the first time, the human’s confidence dropped a notch. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z “I have complete confidence in you,” said Lupin, smiling. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z Once more she gazed at the symbols, once more she turned the wheels, but those invisible ladders of meaning down which she’d stepped with such ease and confidence weren’t there. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z With their new confidence, they start making plans, and my chest swells with pride for them. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “Well, I’m sorry,” said Will, “but that sounds feeble to me. If you had any confidence in your secret, you wouldn’t need an excuse to see Lord Asriel.” The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z I just didn't have the confidence and determination to sit still and nurture them properly. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z He had spoken peace and confidence into their troubled souls, had set a star before them and we were passing on to other scenes, still carrying the message. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z She watched from just inside her front door, fearfully at first, but then with growing confidence. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z Then she leans forward and speaks in confidence, “I confess I do not love her as I ought in charity!” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Then my old confidence and optimism revived, and I tried to plan my time in the North. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Aureliano, of course, understood that his brother’s affliction did not have its source in the search for the philosopher’s stone, but he could not get into his confidence. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z Now, it quenched a little of my fear, gave me confidence. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z Their play was improving, they were communicating better and with more confidence, and above all, they were having fun. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z When to step closer for a whispered confidence. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z I know from experience that confidence alone can get a person into a forbidden place. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z South Korean soaps—which display the fast cars, opulent houses, and surging confidence of South Korea—are classified as “impure recorded visual materials” and are illegal to watch in North Korea. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z Finding my apprehensions unfounded, however, and calmed by the deep silence that reigned as evening declined at nightfall, I took confidence. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z “You need to walk out of here with confidence. And remember to bend your knees.” The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z “You can talk in here with perfect confidence,” he said. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z My blood brother, Reginald, in whom I had so much confidence, for whom I had so much respect, the one who had introduced me to the Nation of Islam. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Second, there is the Hamiltonian confidence that the concentration of political and economic power was a dynamic force; it was not a threatening cluster of invasive corruption, but a synergistic fusion of developmental energies. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z And it wouldn’t hurt to have some of her confidence rub off on me. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z Only my mother was allowed into his confidence, as her hand was always in any song he made. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The letter went on to express confidence that he would do a terrific job and take the program to great new heights. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z He also had a huge amount of good-natured confidence. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z Kenzi and Simeon came through the door with the kind of confidence of someone who owned the place. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z He also had a charming way about him, as do most confidence men. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z I didn’t have much confidence in law and order, but it seemed like something a mother might do. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z “What is it, deary?” asked Mrs. March, holding out her hand, with a face which invited confidence. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z “But then we would never have met,” he says, with more confidence than he feels. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z He could leave the house with a fresh confidence. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z I didn’t know the answer, but of course I had my hopes: maybe Margo needed to see my confidence. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z Tally trudged ahead, exhaustion taking over now that they were safely out of the city, her confidence ebbing with every step. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z Even just knowing how to read music changes a teacher’s confidence level when it comes to singing, so it’s important to have a few of the basics under your belt. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z He thought it would be good for her leg, but turned out what it was really good for was her confidence. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z I think losing a parent robs confidence from a kid. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z She was short and stocky, and carried herself with confidence. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z Luma viewed that victory as the turning point of the Under Thirteens’ season, the game in which they found confidence and a sense of team identity. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z It was a kind of eagerness he felt, a confidence, a fulness, a freedom; his whole life was caught up in a supreme and meaningful act. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Although I had the reputation of being a firebrand, I always felt that the organization should never promise to do more than it was able, for the people would then lose confidence in it. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’m going to make weight,” he said, trying to force confidence into his voice. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z Katherine’s mother moved to Morgantown to room with her daughter, bolstering her strength and confidence during her first days at the white school. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z By firelight Dr. Philobosian reads for the fifth time that night “ ‘... is respectfully recommended ... to the esteem, confidence, and protection . Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z It moved with the slow, massive confidence of a continent. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z This newspaper has every confidence that desired results would have been obtained by following that course. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z Sierra wasn’t sure if she would even believe herself, but she started talking, tentatively at first and gradually with more confidence. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z “Welcome,” the woman said with a smile filled with confidence and grace. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z But when I encountered Shakespeare one cold and overcast day, I knew instantly that my confidence had been premature. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z We were playing with confidence, and with the clock on our side. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “No sight of misery disturbs us, nor of despairing poverty out in vain search for employment.... We work our eight hours a day in peaceful security and in absolute confidence of our pay.” The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z At the moment it inspires me, if not with love, at least with confidence. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z He threw his legs out with an aggressive confidence: the gait of a person who would not ask for directions but remained sure that he would somehow get there. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z You’ll feel free to ad-lib in the confidence that you can return to your thread. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z Urging the urban poor—or anyone—to live up to their highest ideals and values is a good thing, as it demonstrates confidence in the ability of all people to stretch, grow, and evolve. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Mom smirks at him with the confidence of a lady who long ago figured out how to do things without a knight in shining armor to save her. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z Or maybe it would come across as confidence, portraying a mystical belief that the scale wouldn’t betray him. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z When the random sample selected contains one thousand people, the theoretical 95 percent confidence interval for estimating the percentage who favor candidate X or dog food Y is about plus or minus 3 percent. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z I dug up all the confidence I had, placed my basketball on the ground, and began to walk toward them. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z Even conservative track pundits were beginning to think that Louie might be the one to shatter precedent, and after Louie won every race in his senior season, their confidence was strengthened. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z The show has to start out easy — to give the viewers confidence — and then get progressively harder and harder, challenging the preschoolers more and more, drawing them into the narrative. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He was a man of God; his confidence counted for something. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z They acted with utter confidence, because their Operational Net Assessment matrixes told them where Red Team’s vulnerabilities were, what Red Team’s next move was likely to be, and what Red Team’s range of options was. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z So instead of crumpling to the ground and weeping, I find myself standing up straighter and with more confidence than I have in weeks. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z More often than not, surveys do include such confidence intervals, but they don’t make it into the news story. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z As time goes on, the boys feel new confidence at how easily their plan is working. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z But after coming in with her every Thursday to pick up her paycheck, I can say with confidence that I have enough evidence to form a scientific opinion of this place. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z Toby was making Luke pay for betraying his confidence. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z It makes me walk taller and speak with more confidence. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z I was getting stronger, and I had stepped into my confidence and belief in my own abilities. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z The pastor expressed confidence that help was still on its way, but Zeitoun didn’t want to take any chances. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z They had an unfamiliar confidence and surety, like David’s, completely different from the new pretties she and Peris had always made fun of. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z My confidence was seeping out of me like water through a bucket hill of holes. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z “Which it is well beknown to yourself, Pip,” returned Joe, strengthening his former mixture of argumentation, confidence, and politeness, “that it were the wish of your own hart.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z I reminded her that a doctor’s confidence was sacred, but that you were grievously anxious about her. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z With such confidence and no awkwardness at all, Lucas had mentioned my brother as if he were merely inside the house listening to music or watching TV or writing down song lyrics. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z One is to provide grounds for confidence that the writer has a history of reading edited English and has given it his full attention. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z A fairly tall, heavyset, dark-skinned man with a great broad smile, he combined an air of humility with deep-seated confidence. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z So I clear my throat and say, “Ready, Ma,” with more confidence than I actually feel. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z But the growing commercial confidence of Broadway and Hollywood musicals and of their songwriters blossomed at a time when classical music was struggling to find a sense of purpose beyond mere experimentation. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z Oh, never more could it turn to him; for faith was blighted—confidence destroyed! Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z Possessed of an inner confidence that attributed no shortcoming either !o her race or to her gender, Dorothy welcomed the chance to prove herself in a competitive academic arena. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z Whatever Petey’s missed opportunity was, it had to have something to do with all these far-out gadgets and his lack of confidence. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z She brushes me out of the way with a deranged sort of confidence and puts the muzzle of the gun to the kid’s forehead. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z It was their confidence, maybe—their blissful, swinish ignorance, their bumptious self-satisfaction, and, worst of all, their hope. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z It hung over the top of the closet door pointing steadily downward while it waited with every confidence for Jude to return. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z I said my lines with feeling and heart and confidence. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z Since what is often at stake in moral choices is confidence that one has got the facts right, the term was extended to other contexts in which people make judgements about questions of fact. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z They could report to the White House with confidence that the operation to destroy Daniel Ellsberg was most definitely feasible. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Oppenheimer was stunned by Truman’s confidence—unjustified confidence, Oppenheimer believed. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z But in the case of Connectors, their ability to span many different worlds is a function of something intrinsic to their personality, some combination of curiosity, self- confidence, sociability, and energy. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z When the Trojans had taken leave of their kind hosts and had successfully rounded the eastern tip of Italy, they kept on sailing southwestward around Sicily with all confidence in their prophetic guide. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z But I must have confidence and I must be worthy of the great DiMaggio who does all things perfectly even with the pain of the bone spur in his heel. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z It was a terrible time to lose the confidence of the American public. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z I clammed up, my confidence deflating at the edge of derision in his voice. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z He asked her how she was, told her she looked great, and with all the confidence in the world asked her if the rumors were true about her getting married. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z That is to say, I have been endeavouring to add this skill to my professional armoury so as to fulfil with confidence all Mr Farraday's expectations with respect to bantering. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z While Mrs. Bell, Stanley's former math teacher, might want to know the percent change in Stanley's weight, the reader probably cares more about the change in Stanley's character and self- confidence. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z It was the end, for a long time, of the CIA's confidence in its ability to infiltrate the main enemy. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z The inscription reads, “In confidence we lay our cause before the whole world. Whether we win or whether we die, freedom will rise in Africa like the sun from the morning clouds.” Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z She had always carried herself tall, but now there was pride, determination, and confidence in her posture. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z But there wasn’t much confidence in his voice. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z At Nationals, this lack of confidence had messed with my head. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Even at this distance I could feel the confidence in his movements. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z The strikers’ confidence in the union was destroyed. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z That confidence paid dividends when the board turned its attention to Robert Serber, who had been Oppenheimer’s right-hand man in theoretical physics at Los Alamos. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z I didn’t know how hard it would be to walk seven miles through deep snow and had no confidence that the campground would be open this early in the year. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z He slouches to blend into the warm night, moving silently across the loose sand of the backyard with a confidence I wish I felt. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z They dazzled her, these Richardsons: with their easy confidence, their clear sense of purpose, no matter the time of day. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z It was Rab himself; an ease and confidence flowed out and supported those around him. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z I turned away into the hall again, humming a little tune to give me an air of confidence. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z They had hoped their visit would be taken in confidence, a phrase which here means “kept a secret between Mr. Poe and themselves and not blabbed to Count Olaf.” The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z That kind of unflinching confidence makes me uneasy in a way it never has before. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z In climbing, having confidence in your partners is no small concern. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z He had come to beg for help; nevertheless, in his heart there was confidence. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z May this letter be in the strictest of your confidences, Father. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Over morning coffee Francis nonetheless exuded confidence that enough experimental data might already be on hand to determine the outcome. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z The fear of losing Joe’s confidence, and of thenceforth sitting in the chimney corner at night staring drearily at my forever lost companion and friend, tied up my tongue. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z I went without a lot of sleep trying to merit his increasing evidences of trust and confidence in my efforts to help build our Nation of Islam. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Scipio might have had the body of a child, but he could express himself like an adult, with a confidence that they couldn't help admiring. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z There was now an apparent disposition to relax, to widen the circle or confidences and give a more general tone to the conversation. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z There was a certain confidence that inspired our trust. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z This was the only good part of the fight—the crowd looking at him, wondering what he was made of, judging him by his swagger, by the expression on his face, his show of confidence. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z He was afraid, he realized then, because as he sat there, gripping the six-fingered sword for confidence, he was suddenly back to what he had been before Vizzini had found him. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z As the California boat fell into the field of view of the Washington boys, their confidence surged. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z By the fourth or fifth trip, he had increased both his confidence and his speed. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “No, it's one of the houses you can see when you walk to the grave of the Archduke,” Colin stated with great confidence. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z And then she was walking again, striding with a powerful confidence, her hands flying about as if she were drying just-painted fingernails. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z He let a smile play over his lips as he faced the audience, gambling everything in his show of confidence. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I envied him and wished with all my heart that someday I would learn how to have Jake’s confidence and devilish enjoyment of life. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z After a career of galloping to hounds, and a historic reputation as America's premier man on horseback, he was never able to hold his seat in the saddle with the same confidence. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z “Writing with confidence. Take your first two sentences: ‘I thought I knew home was a place. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z Ernest stepped in at once, advising Neylan that his own investigation of the charges against Calvin had “strengthened and reaffirmed” his confidence in the chemist’s loyalty. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z The magnificence of Andros and his procession had shaken their confidence. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z After an evident moment of confusion, Dad replied, “Thank you for your vote of confidence, Reverend Lavender.” October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z As it grew, so did my confidence, for my computer told me they were precisely on centerline as they overtook me. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “My dear Handel,” he returned, “I shall esteem and respect your confidence.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z But we can say with confidence that a calf grazing on grass is doing what he is supremely well suited to do. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z “Oh, but I think you do. That surge of power and delight, of confidence, of control. That sudden sense of the richness of the world. Its infinite possibility.” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z I had enough natural confidence to know the best way to survive my new facial deformity was to own it like a boss. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z “You’ll figure it out one of these days,” Mom says with a confidence I’m not feeling. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z It was such a bareface maneuver that I almost lost the confidence of my invisibility even as I stood before them. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z I just didn't have the confidence and determination to sit still and nurture it properly. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z Bobby played, but because of either his wavering confidence or interest, his efforts resulted in a minus score. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z “Don’t take me into your confidence. But just wait and see what happens to my morale.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z She added, “You are just getting into my confidence, and if I tell you you will send me to the electric chair.” Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z But off camera, his confidence was paper-thin, and he could be quickly thrown on the defensive. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z The basics of the forager economy can be reconstructed with some confidence based on quantifiable and objective factors. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Muhammad—each time I’d go to see him in Chicago, or in Phoenix—would warm me with his expressions of his approval and confidence in me. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z “The disease visibly and universally declines,” he wrote to Julia, his confidence returning. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z He was admired by traditional leaders, had relationships with cabinet ministers, and exuded a sense of security and confidence. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He could repeat each word of the book in perfect order, but that did not bolster his confidence. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z As with anyone who has acted successfully, the experience gives Mariela both a thrill and a jolt of confidence—but for her, it confers an additional meaning and benefit. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z “I didn’t have the confidence to do horrible things,” he said. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z “Bigger, I’m your lawyer. I want to talk to you honestly. What you say is in strictest confidence. ...” Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z After that, Aimee worked hard to build my confidence on bars. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z My voice is sharper than it needs to be; I'm covering my inexperience with false confidence. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z Publicly Burnham struck a pose of confidence and optimism. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z The confidence was diminished; there was actually a softness behind those eyes. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z Kainene steered with a careless confidence, past potholes on the road, past palm trees stripped of fronds, past a thin soldier pulling along a thinner goat. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z The sister only shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the perplexity which, in contrast to her previous confidence, had come over her while she was crying. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z As I twirled the spiral phone cord tight around my finger, my confidence thinned with each ring. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z So it was quite an achievement when in 1946 he was able to announce with some confidence that the Earth was at least three billion years old and possibly rather more. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z She regrets her mortifying lack of confidence, the extra ten pounds she carried on her frame during puberty. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z She willed all her confidence into her voice—all her love for the metal dragon and everything he’d done for them. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z “Oh, I expect to be back in the squadron by then,” the captain answered with a kind of martyred confidence. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z I tell you this in the strictest of confidences, because you seem to be so genuinely concerned. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Suddenly my confidence began to spin out of control. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z I had to win the confidence of people who had been misled so often that they were afraid of anybody who differed from themselves. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Even if I lived to be three hundred years old, I still wouldn’t have his confidence. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z But everything about him—his sense of command, a confidence that betrays how often he comes here, the fact that there is nothing, nothing I can read about him—makes my heartbeat quicken. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z “It is death from natural causes,” she said with confidence. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z It sounded good, and Thalia said it with such confidence you couldn’t help but believe it would work. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z Father’s confidence helped a little, but Naima still felt empty and numb. Rickshaw Girl 2007-02-01T00:00:00Z At the door to the princess’s room, Mig had a sudden crisis of confidence. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z In fact, I've never had as much confidence as I did when I was eleven. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z Every move she made, I realize now, was buttressed by the quiet confidence that she’d raised us to be adults. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Public speaking, like writing, is in many ways a confidence trick. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z After being appointed director, in 1921, Burns had bent laws and hired crooked agents, including a confidence man who peddled protection and pardons to members of the underworld. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z She said that joy and confidence came from totally trusting in God and trusting in yourself to have the skills you needed at hand. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Winchell, his confidence growing, threw three passes, all of them short, incisive strikes to Hill, all of them complete. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z She moves gracefully, with the confidence of someone used to performing, which is completely unfair to everyone else in the room. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z He observed the fragility of confidence and the redemptive power of trust. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z He drove them home, hesitating slightly before he merged onto Osborne Road, and then easing into traffic with more confidence. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z She passed a tiny municipal park with a tennis court on which two men in flannels were hitting a ball back and forward, warming up for a game with lazy confidence. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Now Lieutenant Scheisskopf had confidence enough in his powers to spring his big surprise. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z He didn’t attempt to enter her world or gain her confidence. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z “Thanks for that vote of confidence,” I say, frowning. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z Is that all he thinks of me, his estimate of what I want to hear of him; will I enlarge this into a confidence making me worthy of great confidences? The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z Nothing was more important than earning the confidence and trust of patients. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z He walked with confidence and dressed well, conjuring an impression of wealth and achievement. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Such activities established a new confidence in the power of mathematics to come to grips with nature, and this chapter follows this process through to Galileo. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z But Shin’s decision to honor Park’s confidences did not signify new insight into the nature of right and wrong. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z If anything, he seemed to be gathering confidence as he went along. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z Tall and fair, with blue-green eyes, sandy hair streaked-by the sun, and a lean and comely body, Gerris Drinkwater had a swagger to him, a confidence bordering on arrogance. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Successful experimentation builds confidence in the experimental method; failure undermines it. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Conant knew Lawrence well enough to have confidence he was not drawing castles in the air. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z About all that can be said with confidence about the Oort cloud is that it starts somewhere beyond Pluto and stretches some two light-years out into the cosmos. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z I sat for the exams with as much confidence as I could muster under the circumstances. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z All, by now, felt a certain confidence in the British way of doing things. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z He found a young good-looking man, almost delicate, who conveyed an air of confidence and prosperity. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z But the guiding spirit of the demonstrators was Nana Sita, who, despite his arthritis, was moving among the demonstrators in high spirits, clapping them on the back, and bolstering their confidence with his own. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z And now before I say anything more about my father, or my father’s son, and repay confidence with confidence, I want to make myself seriously disagreeable to you for a moment,—positively repulsive.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z The only other significant addition to our ancestors’ cultural repertoire that can be documented with confidence around that time was the use of fire. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z His crime was an anchor weighing him safely in time; it added to him a certain confidence which his gun and knife did not. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Many college graduates were forced to work as cabbies or waitresses after graduation, but they retained the confidence of a public identity. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Now Leo spoke with the same kind of confidence. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z All they had to do was be charming and answer the questions with confidence. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z You could tell Gretchen anything in strict confidence, knowing that five minutes later she would recall nothing but the play of shadows on your face. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z But Burnside was a stubborn man, determined perhaps to show action and confidence where McClellan had shown hesitancy and uncertainty. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z “Thank you for entrusting your confidence in us, young one. Close your eyes now, and try to get some rest.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z The pew was his seat of authority in The Shoe, and the only chair which fitted him comfortably and in which he could place complete confidence. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z “May I say, miss, that I have utmost confidence in your success in this hard land.” Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z But I didn’t dwell too much on that because I knew I needed to keep up my confidence, think about the future, meaning the competition coming up. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z The source of that confidence was a sustained programme of advertising the new science through public lectures and books conducted by the disciples of Newton, above all by Desaguliers. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Since Francie never became friendly enough with the girls to be taken into their confidence, she had no way of knowing how grossly underpaid she was. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z A confidence that made it seem like he wasn’t scared of anything or anybody. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z With my confidence restored, it all sounded pretty good to me and I was anxious to try out this wonderful plan. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Perhaps wars happened because nations had no confidence in the Word. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Being around that balance of confidence and humility lit me up. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z It gave the boy confidence and built his self-esteem. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z He had imagined the descent would be very difficult, and surprised himself by handling it with ease, his confidence growing as he slid swiftly and noiselessly to the fern-covered ground. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z “I didn’t run in front of—” He tapped the card, all confidence again. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z Then, sometimes, he’d think of the picture, and try to harness Prince Henry’s easy confidence. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z My confidence soared; if I obtained an appointment as a regular clerk, I could spend at least five hours a day writing. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z I immediately thought of her in the SunTrust Building, telling me I was better when I showed confidence. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z Her confidence has been sucked out of her, and she’s been left bone dry. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z “Or melted, with sufficient heat,” added the other, with a confidence that shaded into arrogance. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Her words contained a confidence that made Ash feel an unexpected thrill of pride, for of course, Kaisa herself had taught her. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Kainene would know exactly what to say and would not feel the awkward ineptness that she did now, Kainene with her sharp edges and her bitter tongue and her supreme confidence. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z As I gain confidence, I actually blow a few kisses to the crowd. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z There are so many colliding messages—confidence and shame, power and powerlessness, what she owes others and what is hers—that she can’t hear what’s true. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z The man is, in any event, by all accounts a fool: too fantastical of temperament and childish of observation to merit trust; but too trusting to merit confidence. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Then his voice cracked, and all confidence left him. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z And Seven was filled with a new sense of confidence. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z When she looked back again her jaw was set and her eyes shone; her old confidence was returning. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z But as new knowledge accumulated, the printing press instead of fostering scepticism began to make possible a new type of confidence. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z But you just had this confidence and you could always admit that you didn’t know something.” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Harry did not say anything to this; he still felt angry at the reception his confidences had received, but could not see what was to be gained by arguing further. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z After proceeding gingerly at first, she grew in confidence and increased the speed of her descent. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z I feared early instilled prejudice: I wanted to have you safe before hazarding confidences. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z The peasants went to an Indian curandera who knew all about the power of herbs and suggestion, and in whom they had great confidence. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z All her ugly senior’s confidence had evaporated the moment she’d seen him back at the hospital. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z A tall gray suit, walking with pride and confidence all around El Barrio. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z Perhaps I just wanted to engage them in small talk, to be assured of their confidence, our familiarity. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Codman sent Olmsted a copy of the letter, adding his own note that the tugboat maker seemed to enjoy Burnham’s confidence. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z The animal started down the path in his direction with complete confidence. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z “I am Inigo Montoya and I do not accept defeat—you will think of something; I have complete confidence in you.” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z The lymer’s note grew in confidence, faltered, then rose to the full bay. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z It gave me a boost of confidence for what I needed to do next. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z The confidence he had thought fit to repose in me seemed a tribute to my discretion: I regarded and accepted it as such. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z With him, during some previous period of boyhood reminiscence, of confidences exchanged. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z “If she tells me things, she tells me in confidence. Why should I break that confidence and tell you?” Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z The boat assignment seemed tangible and undeniable evidence that what the sophomores had been speculating about was true—something was special about them, and Ulbrickson had unusual confidence in them as a unit. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z I would communicate the meaning of their lives to people whom they could not reach; then, surely, my intentions would merit their confidence. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Howard felt confidence swell in himself once more. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z In my confidence in my own resources, I would willingly have taken Herbert’s expenses on myself; but Herbert was proud, and I could make no such proposal to him. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z I silently wished for the confidence of all my favorite punk singers, and even of Lola B, to get me through the performance. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z Every morning she woke with a new confidence and buoyancy she could not explain. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z “They’re all hiding from the rain,” he replied with perfect confidence. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z As Kathy put the kids to bed that night, she forced herself to present a face of confidence. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z Max was her choice, the word was her possession, she had written it with so great a confidence on the fly-leaf of that book. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z He had developed a confidence that was almost absolute. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z A new confidence had been born in me when I burnt that page and scattered the fragments. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z “You need to stand up straight, for one thing. You dip a little. Like a turtle peeking out of its shell. Move like you have confidence, girl! Like you're too cool.” It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z I was incredibly nervous, but I maintained my confidence, and I was extremely subtle. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z The confidence is a mask, like some of the lies we tell to make it through the day. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z “Well, thank you for your vote of confidence. New York.” The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z I wanted to be methodical in putting together a larger plan, waiting until I had full confidence in what I was presenting before going public with any of it. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z She moved with a confidence that I had yet to master. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z With firm Spanish sounds, he conveyed confidence and authority English would never allow him. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z I hold out my hand to Noelle in a fit of confidence. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z If Frankie had taught him anything, it was to feign confidence, even if you didn’t feel it. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z He told Sullivan, in confidence, that he did not expect to remain satisfied doing just houses. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z All this inborn confidence was admirable, of course, but honestly, try living with it. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z He’s Dad’s age—around forty—and even though he’s lazy and can’t mop and hates cardboard paper cuts, he has an air of confidence that Dad doesn’t have. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z The decision struck me as well-intentioned but generally impractical, and it did little to build my confidence in the campaign team that now more or less ran our lives. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Wearing it gave her more rather than less confidence, and that is precisely what a well-chosen outfit ought to do. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z He had a faint smirk on his face, a confidence that made Jam burn with anger. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z Oskamp found that as he gave the psychologists more and more information about Kidd, their confidence in the accuracy of their diagnoses increased dramatically. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z It must have been a candid, because there was a happy, sun-bright confidence to him that couldn’t be posed. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z This was a visit that would shake his confidence. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z The jungle nipped at her confidence with each sudden screech or low growl. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z Thus, more difficult than making statistical estimates is deciding how much confidence we should place in them. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z He rested his jutting jaw on his hand, and welcomed Beowulf without much confidence. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z Chuck Day began to seek out Al Ulbrickson for confidence- building sessions. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Her voice started out weak, but her words gained power and energy as she gained confidence. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z The whole return trip to campus, their words played catch with my confidence. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Besides, Jesse had absolute confidence in his computing skills, in his technology. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Everyone must be able to see how false his confidence was. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z More than this I cannot say without fear of breaching the Official Magical Secrets Act or, more importantly, the confidences that Dumbledore, most private of men, placed in me. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z I was no longer extrapolating; I was looping it through the core, freely talking about my life, suddenly breaching the confidences of my father and my mother and my wife. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z I countered that nothing in fact had changed; while all the students had been there, a majority of them had not voted, and it would be morally incorrect to say that we enjoyed their confidence. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z And then they stuck a blade right in the heart of her confidence. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z “I like that kind of confidence in a man,” Miss Cream purrs, curling against me. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z And for now, they held the exact same hope and confidence. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z Actually, it was not so much the speed that was impressive as the pure animal confidence, the total absorption in the moment. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z “Forgive me for not swelling with confidence. I find I’ve always done better on my own.” Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z “Definitely,” said Snape, and even with his poorly cut hair and his odd clothes, he struck an oddly impressive figure sprawled in front of her, brimful of confidence in his destiny. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z “Her girlfriend,” Erin said, with all the confidence of her years in the New Crew. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z Was it more comfort and confidence than anything else? We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z Outside, though, as he loaded it into the car, he was surprised to feel a sudden surge of confidence. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z He nods to Captain Smith, then looks over the scene around him with an air of confidence and authority, as if it were his kingdom. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z But not much money was bet and he had won it quite easily since he had broken the confidence of the negro from Cienfuegos in the first match. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z As we hit one routine after another on that huge stage, our confidence grew. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Like the buildup of super-tall skyscrapers along the Asian rim in our own time, architectural gigantism followed the accumulation of sufficient money and political confidence to make such gestures. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z The way her old lady talks you’d think Lorraine needed internal plastic surgery and seventeen body braces, but if you ask me, all she needs is a little confidence. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z At least now I’m filled with confidence that the fight function exists within me. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z I raise my foil with unshakable, unmistakable confidence. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z “There will obviously be an adjustment period, but Jessica is young and fit, and I have full confidence that she will return to a completely normal life.” The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z “You strike me as a man of confidence,” I told him. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z He has more raw confidence than I ever will. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z Her expression of duplicity was balanced by the fatuous confidence with which the Unicom regarded her. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z I kept my confidence in a little citadel, high on a hill inside my own heart. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z But at the same time, my parents were the ones who had instilled the confidence in me to be myself. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z “You could not have the confidence of powerful men, and be trusted with their confidences, if there was any prospect that you would challenge their policies in public,” he later explained. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z My confidence hit a new low when my friend Adeline told me that French children often make mistakes, but never with the sex of their nouns. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z He is still strong, but the energy and confidence that attracted girls to him are gone. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “When the game was on the line, my team put its confidence in me, and I am just thankful things worked out.” The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z Their facial expressions changed to humble, their words were apologetic, and their demeanor lacked confidence. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Accessorized with the right mix of confidence and haughtiness, it reduces my audience to a world of leering carpetbaggers and gasping Aunt Pittypats. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z The Los Alamos staff returned from Operation Castle with a self- confidence they had not felt since the end of the war. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Bill told a friend, “Rita’s scared,” and Bill seemed to have lost his bruising confidence. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Some accents were better than others, but the students exhibited an ease and confidence I found intimidating. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z I feel in you a confidence, dear Boy—which to show is a joy to me. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z “Grandfather would not allow it,” I said with confidence. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z As we said them out loud, our voices gathered confidence and became more expressive. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Cabot Searcy had the kind of confidence that made it difficult for whoever was around him to pay anyone else any attention at all. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z Somehow Ben was emboldened with enough confidence to walk up to the other guys and offer handshakes. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z “Why, Jacob,” he said, his voice changing yet again, “you told me yourself. In confidence, of course.” Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z “The Yunkai’i do not inspire confidence. Whatever the outcome of this war, the Windblown should share in the spoils of victory. Our prince is wise to keep all roads open.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z They now were tugging him down the steps, and he glanced back over his shoulder, as if sharing a confidence. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z I took confidence from its song, and wiping the tears from my eyes I raced towards the bridge, the link to town. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The Tropics had the newest capital city on Earth, and it was called simply that: “Capital City,” in the sublime confidence of youth. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z If the United States canceled the tests, it would lose technological ground to the Soviets; if it staged them, the nation would “lose the confidence of the Free World as the champion of peace.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Haltingly at first but, as his confidence grew, each note flowed from the one that preceded it. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z It was his first misstep, but how to make him see it without wounding his fledgling confidence? A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z The exercise of authority restored her confidence, made her feel better. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Despite my swaggering confidence, I wasn't able to outwit it. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z She kept climbing, but she imagined him watching her with those piercing blue eyes, his jaw set with confidence. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Katherines confidence and the bright flame of her mind were irresistible to the guys in the Flight Research Division. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z “I am trying to lull you into a false sense of confidence,” said Tyrion, as they arranged their tiles on either side of a carved wooden screen. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “You have confidence that your dearest love will save you, do you?” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z He said it with his alluring new confidence. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z As a man, Malcolm X had the physical bearing and the inner self- confidence of a bom aristocrat. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z “Alter, you’ve been working on it for weeks now. Have some confidence or you’ll end up running the printing presses forever.” The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z I don’t think that’s why I thought she was smart, but for some reason I had confidence in her right off. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z I didn’t ask the boys what they were up to, because I was thrilled to see you return his smile, like your confidence and courage were resurging. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z I ask, trying to project the same confidence I did in the Court of Shadows, the same confidence I did with Cardan. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Junior Championship the previous summer, but above all, he’d begun to have increased confidence in himself after his celebrated “Game of the Century.” Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Even though my confidence had been shaken by what I had seen and experienced, there were times when I disobeyed the rules and thumbed my nose at the Nazis. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z He played his hand with a confidence that would have done credit to Lefty when he was gambling. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z Even Zillah’s gauzy constructions appear to me to have a confidence and subtlety, an assurance, that my own paintings lack: in this context my pictures are too highly finished, too decorative, too merely pretty. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Whatever, it gave me confidence, even if it might be false confidence. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z “I have tried once or twice, but she either evaded my questions or looked so distressed that I stopped. I never force my children’s confidence, and I seldom have to wait for long.” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z Days later, shirt returned and her own retrieved, Pearl still felt Lexie’s confidence fizzing in her veins. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Stanton called for a vote of confidence, and she got it, but the debate was just getting started. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z After all, her record doesn’t exactly inspire confidence. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z I could see that he had the confidence and bearing of a man who was used to the exercise of authority. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I have been losing confidence in myself, and she has made me see it, I have her to thank for many things. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z Since it had been a year since that meeting with Coach Mustilli, I was now holding on to my confidence by a thread. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Rufus does a mock Harlem Shake to either impress me or make me laugh, and it works on both counts, mainly because his confidence is glowing and admirable. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z I argued that the confidence of the people in our campaigns had grown precisely because they realized that we were not reckless with their lives. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z When it was time for bed, she knew she had to let the other girls into her confidence. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z More even than of strength, he gave an impression of confidence and of an understanding tinged by irony. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z She watched Odenigbo walk across the veranda, aggressive confidence in his stride. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Above all, Faure had the confidence to turn his antipathy towards the many- layered complexity of Wagner’s music dramas into a much purer, emotionally restrained sound. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z He got to his feet, smiling, brimming with confidence. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z Teresa stood up, surprising Thomas with her confidence. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z She had a right to judge me, she was Maxim’s sister, and Maxim himself came to my side now, putting his arm through mine, giving me confidence. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z He calmly professed his complete confidence and certainty that McMillian was guilty and that he should be executed as soon as possible. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z He liked his strength, his steady blue gaze, and the confidence with which he conducted the conversation. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Ambuya had seemed full of confidence and even—if such a thing were possible with an elder—mischief. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Knowledge, of course, is always imperfect, but it seemed to me that when a nation goes to war it must have reasonable confidence in the justice and imperative of its cause. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z “One of us is going to win,” she said with confidence. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z And then, uncertainly at first, then with increasing speed and confidence, the boy tottered up the hill. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z I had washed up there on the riptide of my husband’s confidence and the undertow of my children’s needs. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Harry Potter knows that he can confide in me with complete confidence,’ I told them. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z I like to be surprised, but if I could supply your answers with confidence, I might miss you less. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z So, we walk out the side door and briskly through the parking lot with as much confidence as we can muster. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z I wore a size 26 to 28 and I had no confidence in myself. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z But to make up for that irremediable power, which was exasperating even for him, he had a cordiality that won the immediate confidence of others and a stupendous capacity for work. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z Had I decided to believe her, her pronouncement would have toppled my confidence all over again, reviving the old thrum of not enough, not enough. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z I found the confidence to speak my words, and they listened to me. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z Out of courtesy to you and your long and distinguished association with my brother, Judge Thomas Thornboy, and the San Francisco Rotary Club, I am addressing this letter to you in confidence. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z She moved her great bulk around with the swaggering confidence of a white man. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z ‘You’ve come so far. You’re not the same girl I brought to Camp Jupiter. Your power with the Mist, your confidence -’ ‘It’s all thanks to you.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z The bar where we casually ordered cocktails with all the confidence in the world that we weren’t going to get carded. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z Having absorbed Lawrence’s confidence that further efficiencies eventually would be achieved, Groves reduced the specification for Y-12 to five hundred tanks, or five racetracks. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z He had always feigned a confidence that made him seem older, but now his vulnerability revealed the truth. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z While he chatted, speaking primarily to my parents, gaining their confidence, Luce was nevertheless making mental notes. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Having that dagger must be a confidence boost. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z She carried herself with such confidence the other demigods backed away and averted their gaze. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z When the exhausted crew of Endurance gave up the battle against the pressure and abandoned the ship, the ice field around her was not a sight to inspire confidence. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z For samples of a given size, the narrower the confidence interval—that is, the more precise the estimate—the less confident we can be of it. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z The first step was to restore confidence, so I asked him, speaking pretty loud so that he would hear me through his closed ears:— Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z “So you can — can get back through. And, Harry —” “See you in a bit,” said Harry, trying to inject some confidence into his shaking voice. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z How to talk with the confidence of a man who could do anything he wanted in this country. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z “If you have no confidence in the Voigt-Kampff scale,” he pointed out, “possibly your organization should have researched an alternate test. It can be argued that the responsibility rests partly on you. Oh, thanks.” Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z Clancy had the kind of confidence that made him the sun at the center of East River’s galaxy. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z She bypassed the gallery and headed instead to the kitchen to talk to Great Ellen, whom she asked, in strict confidence, if it were possible to strengthen her lull. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z He said nothing to his mother, indeed he had no power to utter a word, and Venus left him with the happy confidence that he would swiftly bring about Psyche’s ruin. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Don Apolinar Moscote explained to him, in strictest confidence, that the soldiers had taken the weapons off as proof that the Liberals were preparing for war. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z Everybody I’d met or seen at Fullbrook had had an air of knowing confidence, or if not that, then a loud, bright, electric joy, that made me want to pull back and get some space. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Like so much in life, crew was partly about confidence, partly about knowing your own heart. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z She flourished in a way, and exchanged arrogance occasionally for confidence. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z He tried boosting Ron’s confidence all through dinner, but Ron was too busy being grumpy and surly with Hermione to notice. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z He took Caesar into his confidence, risking that the slave might inform on him for a reward. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z These informal polls rarely come with confidence intervals or any details of the methods used, so the problem of self-selected samples is not always immediately apparent. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z The friends who made the effort to get it right gave Sasha the confidence to correct the acquaintances who got it wrong. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Joe Varney saw clearly that the body before him proclaimed an easy confidence and that Bull still retained the violent frame of his youth. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Vincent thinks he’s talking about Theo, but he's thinking about himself: for him, painting is the answer to his misery, to his lack of confidence, to his feelings of being at sea in the world. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Where had they found the copy, and was this unearthly confidence a symptom of a different age? Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z It was Rabi who retained Eisenhower’s confidence in this lofty scientific dispute, however. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z It was a tall order, but every time Al Ulbrickson watched his new varsity crew take to the water his confidence that he could pull it off grew. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Is it any wonder, asks the radio, that courage, confidence, and optimism in growing measure fill the German people? All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z “When I built the cable company, in the early stages, I was making deals where I would have been bankrupt if I hadn’t pulled it off. I had confidence that I could make it work.” Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z Thomas felt a new surge of confidence, even though he truly didn’t know what he was talking about. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z It would be stretching a point to say they had developed any real confidence in Dad’s indoor photography. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z There was something about Justin, a kind of easy confidence, that would help them. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z “Straw,” I said with slightly more confidence than I felt. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z I was genuinely angry, because I thought he was lying to me, just when I deserved to be taken into his confidence. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z She draws the way Hiroshi paints, like she has all the confidence in the world. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z He could feel a pride, a certainty, and a confidence in these streets and houses. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Even in silence, she gives me the confidence to do what I believe is right, to trust my own perceptions. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z I look to James and he smiles, with confidence. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z Dignified, the old dog walked in, and gazed at the stove with bland confidence. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z “I am always less fortunate than Robert. Has he been imparting tender confidences?” The Awakening 1899-04-22T00:00:00Z Perhaps because of Taisin’s new confidence, today the connection opened up, and for the first time, each could see a tiny part of the other. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z She recognized his evening clothes from the stacks in the colored emporium, but he wore them with more confidence than other men his age who hailed from plantations. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z He spoke with such confidence and drama about it that Hatsue allowed herself to be convinced by him that nothing was greater than love. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z Petey having absolutely no confidence in himself or what he could do. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z “Because he betrayed my confidence. I supported him through his campaign and he promised to appoint me corporation counsel. He didn’t live up to his word.” The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z It was an odious, alien, distasteful name, that just did not inspire confidence. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z I should have been proud and happy to know my parents had so much confidence in me that they would leave Alice in my charge, but the truth was that I was peeved. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Only then could the people rise up in confidence and truly liberate themselves from repression. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z What I’d really wanted when our fingers rubbed each other’s as I took the joint from him, when I’d smoked it and stared straight into the crowd of seniors, was that same sense of confidence. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z By my senior year of high school, I can say with total confidence, I'd seen my dad cry approximately one million times. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z She had many opportunities to sing in public, and as she gained confidence, she began to dream of a career as a singer. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z A senior faculty member expressed his confidence that, though I was unrepresentative of lower-class Hispanics, I would serve as a role model for others of my race. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z I step forward, my usual hesitation giving way to a tiny spark of confidence. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z So the evidence of sense is not, as one might think, the testimony of the senses but our confidence that our senses have properly grasped the object. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z You will hear many of his Death Eaters claiming that they are in his confidence, that they alone are close to him, even understand him. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z Whether because of flu and fever or an abrupt lessening in the warmth of his confidence, Nye exuded an icy sweat. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z We were playing them good and you could tell that the team was getting their confidence back. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z I guess that gave me more confidence to speak out. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z He was beginning to lose confidence in Gus and Wes and was thinking of having them both transferred back to the motor pool and replaced by someone who could find something wrong. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Separating himself out led to confidence and a sense of superiority that itself felt like an achievement, he writes. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z Lawrence feared that the failure at Y-12 would destroy the army’s confidence in the entire bomb project, with billions of dollars—indeed, the entire war effort—hanging in the balance. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z |
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