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.
— Ndaschel, oregonlive, 25 Aug. 2023 -
Whether the Wildcats can win two more games is doubtful.
— Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 4 Nov. 2024 -
Early in the morning a snowflake could be mixed in but that is doubtful.
— Washington Post, 25 Nov. 2021 -
First though, the band that everybody would start with but, to me, is doubtful.
— Steve Baltin, Forbes, 1 June 2021 -
Part of you wants to join them, but another part of you may be doubtful.
— Tribune Content Agency, oregonlive, 21 Mar. 2021 -
Even as a starter, Wells is doubtful to carry a full workload in 2022.
— Nathan Ruiz, Baltimore Sun, 26 Mar. 2022 -
He is listed as doubtful for Thursday’s game against the Spurs.
— Jason Anderson, Sacramento Bee, 22 Feb. 2024 -
He is listed as doubtful, but the Seahawks are starting to see light at the end of the tunnel for Snell.
— oregonlive, 4 Dec. 2020 -
Thibodeaux is day-to-day and Swinson is doubtful this week.
— oregonlive, 20 Sep. 2021 -
McGann seemed doubtful, but some other men whooped and hollered, and that felt great.
— Mike O’Brien, The New Yorker, 9 Nov. 2023 -
The headstock bore the Gibson logo, but Van Halen was doubtful.
— Mark Yarm, The New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2021 -
With Ja Morant doubtful to play, the return of Brooks is even more important.
— Damichael Cole, USA TODAY, 10 May 2022 -
Bashaw was sure that guests would want to do farm labor, even if the number crunchers were doubtful.
— Adam Erace, Fortune, 11 Feb. 2023 -
Smith is doubtful to play against LSU, while Mukuamu has practiced this week.
— Christopher Smith, al, 23 Oct. 2020 -
Kerr said Iguodala is doubtful to play on this trip, but his progress is promising.
— C.j. Holmes, San Francisco Chronicle, 3 Mar. 2022 -
Right now many people are doubtful about solar and wind.
— Wired, 31 July 2022 -
Now their long-term future in the Tampa Bay region is doubtful, as well.
— Matt Robison, Newsweek, 20 Nov. 2024 -
Click here to read more about the troubles facing Democrats doubtful about Biden’s future.
— Max Thornberry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 2 July 2024 -
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.
— Cori Murray, Essence, 23 Sep. 2021 -
The Bengals tweeted that Wilson's return to the game was doubtful.
— Dave Clark, The Enquirer, 5 Dec. 2021 -
If not, or if doubtful, then changes should be made sooner rather than later.
— Bill Conerly, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024 -
It’s doubtful Sox players would be given the go-ahead to jog to first base under Guillén 2.0.
— Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 24 Sep. 2022 -
The Grizzlies said his return to the game was doubtful because of a right hamstring issue.
— Khobi Price, Orange County Register, 6 Nov. 2024 -
The Knicks could be without Jalen Brunson, who is doubtful with foot soreness.
— Afentres, oregonlive, 14 Mar. 2023 -
Still, some market onlookers are doubtful that the deal will go through.
— Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 21 Feb. 2024 -
Outside linebacker Kyle Van Noy, who is tied for the team lead with eight sacks, did not practice for a third straight day because of neck and hamstring injuries and is listed as doubtful.
— Brian Wacker, Baltimore Sun, 29 Nov. 2024 -
The league requires teams to list players’ levels of participation in training and there are injury reports ahead of matches where players are described as either questionable, doubtful or out.
— Ali Rampling, The Athletic, 21 Nov. 2024
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