Pollyannaish
- a word derived from Pollyanna.
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
And I can’t be Pollyannaish and say nothing bad will happen.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 26, 2026
This is not a Pollyannaish covering-over of catastrophe but a sincere reckoning with the self and its capaciousness.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 16, 2022
“Everyone was smiling all the time, which sounds sort of Pollyannaish, but it’s true.”
From New York Times ● Sep. 29, 2020
The notion was Pollyannaish then, and it remains so today.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 14, 2019
But in spite of everything, a Pollyannaish remix of "Let It Be" already seems to be in the offing.
From Salon ● Mar. 1, 2019
