How to Use doubt in a Sentence

doubt

1 of 2 verb
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  • No one doubts that the mission will be a success.
  • He said he could do it, but I couldn't help doubting him.
  • I have always doubted the existence of life on other planets.
  • I seriously doubt my parents will let me go.
  • She doubted his ability to succeed.
  • Still, some in the West did not doubt that a comeuppance was in store.
    — Henry Austin, NBC News, 23 Aug. 2023
  • The cast, too, never seemed to doubt that the Netflix deal would happen.
    — Michael Schneider, Variety, 7 Mar. 2024
  • Dio claims to have witnessed this, and Beard, for once, sees no reason to doubt it.
    — Christopher Tayler, Harper's Magazine, 18 Dec. 2023
  • So doubt Jimmy Butler at your own risk against the No. 5 seed.
    — Keven Lerner, Sun Sentinel, 28 Apr. 2023
  • No one doubts that San Francisco and the Bay Area present challenges.
    — Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 29 Feb. 2024
  • Wolf doubts whether the United States will still be a functioning democracy at the end of the decade.
    — Louis Menand, The New Yorker, 17 July 2023
  • After an eventful few weeks with Ruby, Bradley does not doubt that he and the dog are meant to be.
    — Kelli Bender, Peoplemag, 23 Mar. 2023
  • Yet who can doubt that, as Tirico and others suggest, viewers turn on the game to tune out the world?
    — Jody Rosen, New York Times, 2 Dec. 2023
  • There is plenty of reason to doubt that the country has reached a true turning point.
    — David Leonhardt, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2023
  • The defense argued that the trio had no reason to doubt the legality of the pages.
    — Catherine Duncan, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Feb. 2024
  • There are reasons to doubt that Songtradr will be able to pull off its business goals.
    — Philip Sherburne, Pitchfork, 17 Oct. 2023
  • Schein, who listed Prescott at the very top of his nine-player list, says to doubt the Cowboys QB at your own risk.
    — Sportsday Staff, Dallas News, 12 June 2023
  • But there was no doubting the U.S. women were having a blast.
    — Nancy Armour, USA TODAY, 3 Aug. 2023
  • No one doubts that a workable budget plan can be enacted by the House.
    — Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2023
  • Many doubt that anyone can get the 218 votes needed to become speaker.
    — Byfarnoush Amiri, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2023
  • Some also doubt that NIF’s method of ignition is the future.
    — Kenneth Chang, New York Times, 13 Nov. 2023
  • Grumet and others doubt those facts will quiet some of the allegations about wind and whales.
    — Ella Nilsen, CNN, 21 July 2023
  • This is the same band who promised on their previous album that there was nothing to fear and nothing to doubt.
    — Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 9 June 2023
  • CeeLo Green asked who knew the song and without doubting a second, made her dreams come true.
    — Jessica Roiz, Billboard, 16 Mar. 2024
  • Oprah Winfrey No one can ever doubt the power of Oprah.
    — Lisa Respers France, CNN, 30 July 2023
  • Nala never doubted Dilfer for one minute, that’s for sure.
    — Joseph Goodman | Jgoodman@al.com, al, 1 Sep. 2023
  • These are strange days when even Europe is starting to doubt the wisdom of its green agenda.
    — The Editorial Board, wsj.com, 15 May 2023
  • There were people that doubted me the whole way, but there were people that believed in me no matter what.
    — Brande Victorian, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 July 2023
  • There is reason in the mix of consumer spending also to doubt the durability of the consumer splurge at the root of all the good news.
    — Milton Ezrati, Forbes, 13 Nov. 2023
  • Though few doubt his talent, Davis can be one of the league’s more erratic superstars.
    — Connor Letourneau, San Francisco Chronicle, 3 May 2023
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doubt

2 of 2 noun
  • I had a nagging doubt in the back of my mind.
  • I still have moments of doubt.
  • There can be little doubt that smoking is bad for your health.
  • But in the days leading up to the race, Farley had his doubts.
    — Kelyn Soong, Washington Post, 5 Jan. 2024
  • And some Democrats have been voicing this doubt for a while.
    — Anthony Salvanto, Kabir Khanna, Fred Backus, CBS News, 13 Dec. 2023
  • Without a doubt, the best part was getting to know and work with you.
    — Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 May 2023
  • Look, there's no doubt that Perry and Swift have had their ups and downs over the years.
    — Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 16 Oct. 2023
  • There is no doubt that his father's death took a toll on him.
    — Danielle Bacher, Peoplemag, 18 Oct. 2023
  • There’s no doubt that the Costa de Prata is on track to take gold.
    — Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Nov. 2023
  • And the discovery lays to rest any doubts about Garcia's guilt.
    — Erin Moriarty, CBS News, 30 Dec. 2023
  • There can be no doubt about why someone would eat these chips.
    — Michael Casey, Fortune, 7 Sep. 2023
  • This is a large claim, but there can be little doubt about the brilliance showcased on the TED stage.
    — Christian Schneider, National Review, 28 Mar. 2024
  • There’s no doubt that for many viewers, that’s part of its appeal.
    — Karrin Vasby Anderson, The Conversation, 11 May 2023
  • But Fields harbors no doubts about the transition to EVs.
    — Steve Mollman, Fortune, 17 Mar. 2024
  • So a little bit of doubt started to creep into my mind.
    — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 25 May 2023
  • Looking back on that day, Cooper once again returns to the idea that the film forced him to overcome his doubts.
    — Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Dec. 2023
  • Before long, no doubt, the Supreme Court of the United States will make this abundantly clear.
    — Nr Editors, National Review, 9 Feb. 2024
  • Over the years, Nathanson has expressed doubts about the Netflix business model.
    — Jennifer Maas, Variety, 17 May 2023
  • Devin Vassell, the Spurs’ first-round pick in 2020, has little doubt as to why Jones has been able to thrive as a second-rounder.
    — Jeff McDonald, San Antonio Express-News, 30 Dec. 2023
  • These are anxious times in Moldova, where few doubt that the small nation’s fate hangs in the balance of the outcome in Ukraine.
    — Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 15 June 2023
  • Even if no such check ever emerges, there’s no doubt that Joe Biden is corrupt.
    — Rich Lowry, National Review, 2 Oct. 2023
  • But there seems to be little doubt that Yamamoto’s stuff will play in the major leagues.
    — Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 27 Dec. 2023
  • Without a doubt, he and his mother, Maria, are both buried there, but neither grave is marked.
    — Mary Ann Ashcraft, Baltimore Sun, 21 July 2023
  • Last year’s run to the Finals earned them some benefit of the doubt despite the recent uneven play; and C).
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 7 Feb. 2024
  • That will raise further doubts that carbon offsetting is the wave of the future.
    — Alec Luhn, WIRED, 13 Dec. 2023
  • But there is no doubt Kissinger cared about stopping the spread of Soviet systems.
    — Niall Ferguson, Foreign Affairs, 20 Feb. 2024
  • That’s hundreds of millions of fans who suddenly have no doubt the strikers are in the right.
    — Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2023
  • All of these attacks could help to sow doubts about the district attorney and her case in the minds of future jurors.
    — Danny Hakim, New York Times, 15 Mar. 2024
  • However, Heritage Christian left little doubt by adding a pair of runs in the bottom of the fifth.
    — Paul Shepherd, The Indianapolis Star, 10 June 2023
  • For now, there is little doubt about the United States’ position.
    — Nicholas Fandos, New York Times, 11 Nov. 2023

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