Example Sentences

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While she believes her journey has given her self-trust, she feels estranged, with no place in her culture.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 4, 2023

That level of familial knowledge gives you a sense of power and self-trust, allows you to navigate these things that exist right here.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 17, 2022

But to improve his confidence and self-trust, why not enroll him in taekwondo or similar?

From Slate • Aug. 2, 2021

If being seen by others is a prerequisite for a relationship of trust, being able to see yourself is certainly a prerequisite for self-trust, which is fundamental to a consciously chosen ethical life.

From Salon • Jun. 4, 2016

But now he was out; the thought of the job at Blum’s and the tilt he had had with Gus had snared him into things and his self-trust was gone.

From "Native Son" by Richard Wright