Example Sentences

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The optimists, looking ahead to a peace deal, can expect the Treasury market to refocus on other drivers once the war ends, like the Fed.

From Barron's • May 29, 2026

The short answer is more than even the optimists dared hope for.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

History is on the side of the optimists.

From Barron's • Mar. 3, 2026

No wonder that in a nation of pessimists, they are the optimists.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 18, 2026

They were started by door-to-door salesmen, short-order cooks, orphans, and dropouts, by eternal optimists looking for a piece of the next big thing.

From "Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal" by Eric Schlosser