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adjective

sanguine

optimistic or positive, especially in a difficult situation

In a sentence

Six example sentences with sanguine, each labelled with its topic.

  • Down to six weeks of cash, the founder stayed sanguine, telling the team the pilot customer would sign by Friday.

    Startups

  • Trailing by nineteen at the half, the coach sounded sanguine, reminding reporters her team had erased worse gaps twice already.

    Basketball

  • Forecasters remained sanguine about the harvest even after two dry months, pointing to full reservoirs and a late planting window.

    Economics

  • Analysts stayed sanguine about the bank's shares even as deposits fell for a third straight month.

    Finance

  • The campaign manager sounded sanguine after the debate, insisting the polls would turn once undecided voters focused.

    Politics

  • Rangers remain sanguine about the species even after a dry year, since the seed bank in the soil survives a decade.

    Environment

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