I doubt it
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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“I’d like to think that this time is different…but I doubt it,” she said.
He suggested the board had acted "in the white heat of press excoriation" and concluded: "The lesson for detractors of the BBC is leak and launch. Will the departures of two of our most senior, respected and loved executives make the BBC stronger? Somehow, I doubt it very much."
From BBC
“I doubt it is plague. But I hope it is not the chicken pox.”
From Literature
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Asked if the US was going to war against Venezuela, the US president told CBS' 60 Minutes: "I doubt it."
From BBC
"Hopefully it'll be peaceful. I doubt it."
From BBC
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