How to Use doubtful in a Sentence
doubtful
adjective
- The truth of the statements was doubtful.
- I tried to reassure them, but they remained doubtful.
- Their decisions were based on data of doubtful accuracy.
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The Big Ten would have to make concessions, and that’s doubtful.
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Ndaschel,
oregonlive,
25 Aug. 2023
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Early in the morning a snowflake could be mixed in but that is doubtful.
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Washington Post,
25 Nov. 2021
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First though, the band that everybody would start with but, to me, is doubtful.
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Steve Baltin,
Forbes,
1 June 2021
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Part of you wants to join them, but another part of you may be doubtful.
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Tribune Content Agency,
oregonlive,
21 Mar. 2021
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Even as a starter, Wells is doubtful to carry a full workload in 2022.
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Nathan Ruiz,
Baltimore Sun,
26 Mar. 2022
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He is listed as doubtful for Thursday’s game against the Spurs.
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Jason Anderson,
Sacramento Bee,
22 Feb. 2024
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He is listed as doubtful, but the Seahawks are starting to see light at the end of the tunnel for Snell.
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oregonlive,
4 Dec. 2020
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Thibodeaux is day-to-day and Swinson is doubtful this week.
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oregonlive,
20 Sep. 2021
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McGann seemed doubtful, but some other men whooped and hollered, and that felt great.
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Mike O’Brien,
The New Yorker,
9 Nov. 2023
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The headstock bore the Gibson logo, but Van Halen was doubtful.
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Mark Yarm,
The New Yorker,
4 Oct. 2021
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With Ja Morant doubtful to play, the return of Brooks is even more important.
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Damichael Cole,
USA TODAY,
10 May 2022
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Bashaw was sure that guests would want to do farm labor, even if the number crunchers were doubtful.
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Adam Erace,
Fortune,
11 Feb. 2023
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Kerr said Iguodala is doubtful to play on this trip, but his progress is promising.
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C.j. Holmes,
San Francisco Chronicle,
3 Mar. 2022
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Right now many people are doubtful about solar and wind.
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Wired,
31 July 2022
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Click here to read more about the troubles facing Democrats doubtful about Biden’s future.
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Max Thornberry,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
2 July 2024
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The trio’s storied past and break up left many of its global fans doubtful that Hill, Jean and Michel would ever share a stage again.
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Cori Murray,
Essence,
23 Sep. 2021
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The Bengals tweeted that Wilson's return to the game was doubtful.
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Dave Clark,
The Enquirer,
5 Dec. 2021
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It’s doubtful Sox players would be given the go-ahead to jog to first base under Guillén 2.0.
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Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Sep. 2022
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The Knicks could be without Jalen Brunson, who is doubtful with foot soreness.
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Afentres,
oregonlive,
14 Mar. 2023
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Still, some market onlookers are doubtful that the deal will go through.
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Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez,
Fortune,
21 Feb. 2024
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But some outside experts are doubtful about the new restoration.
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Riley Black,
Smithsonian Magazine,
21 Jan. 2024
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The good news is that stricter Covid requirements are now in place and it’s looking pretty doubtful they’ll get thrown out in court.
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Timothy Noah,
The New Republic,
5 Nov. 2021
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Unless enough people care to protest, which seems doubtful, Briles will walk a sideline again.
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Kevin Sherrington,
Dallas News,
13 Sep. 2023
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Biden’s odds in Florida are still doubtful, as Florida has swung to the right and as polls show Biden trailing Trump in the state.
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Romy Ellenbogen,
Miami Herald,
19 Apr. 2024
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Davis was listed by the team as doubtful to play Thursday night against the Colts in Indianapolis.
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BostonGlobe.com,
3 Nov. 2021
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But analysts at Deutsche Bank and Morgan Stanley are doubtful on whether that lofty target can be met.
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Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
25 Oct. 2024
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Wide receiver Chris Conley was doubtful with an oblique injury.
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Jerry McDonald,
The Mercury News,
4 Oct. 2024
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