doubts
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pluralof doubt.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
doubtverb (used with object)to be uncertain about; consider questionable or unlikely; hesitate to believe. -
present tense formof doubt (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
doubtverb (used with object)to be uncertain about; consider questionable or unlikely; hesitate to believe.
Example Sentences
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If you're having doubts about whether the course is right for you, "you're having these feelings for a reason," Pia says.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
The findings also help bring together recent research that has raised doubts about how important haplodiploidy really is to the evolution of complex insect societies.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 15, 2026
“Without the proof and all the doubts, I can’t say he’s guilty,” she told the press immediately after the trial.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
Both consumer- and wholesale-price increases have slowed enough in the past few months to raise doubts about whether the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates in September.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 13, 2026
Still, now and then, I received a damping check to my cheerfulness; and was, in spite of myself, thrown back on the region of doubts and portents, and dark conjectures.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
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