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Recent Examples of sanguine And there are other reasons to be sanguine about the slide away from books, given what so many of us actually like to read. Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 17 June 2025 Coming into this season, the Philadelphia Phillies were pretty sanguine about their prospects for a deep run into the postseason. Tony Blengino, Forbes.com, 11 June 2025 While Congress appears to be paying little attention to the growing debt and deficits, the bond markets aren’t so sanguine. Michael Khouw, CNBC, 22 May 2025 As a group, these officials have generally been more sanguine about Kennedy’s false claims about vaccines and autism than other researchers have. Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 17 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for sanguine
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sanguine
Adjective
  • Now single, Julie is living a happily quiet life after narrowly surviving two rounds of attacks by murderous fisherman, Ben Willis (Muse Watson), in the late ‘90s.
    Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 14 July 2025
  • Tony Goldwyn got some hate for his role as the film’s villain Tony Goldwyn recalled to the A.V. Club in 2014 that his role as the conniving, murderous Carl prompted a waitress to refuse to serve him.
    Drew Mackie, People.com, 13 July 2025
Adjective
  • Experts are over 14 times more likely than light users to apply AI across all three phases and are twice as confident in the quality of their output.
    Ron Schmelzer, Forbes.com, 20 July 2025
  • While there are some things for the Lions to overcome this season, Newton is confident in their ability to do so.
    Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 July 2025
Adjective
  • For the past few months, diners at the West Loop restaurant have received their bill with a glowing portrait of Sullivan, celebrating her appearance on the show.
    Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 22 July 2025
  • Poster Suite—the hotel’s crown jewel—dressed with a stately four-poster bed, a stylish lounge area (think long floral drapes, retro Roberts radios, regal armchairs, and historic prints of Haddon Hall), and a snug ensuite with a small bath tub and a glowing vanity mirror.
    Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 16 July 2025
Adjective
  • Not sure how to get around Austin for the MLS All-Star match?
    Marley Malenfant, Austin American Statesman, 24 July 2025
  • The two hooked up during a spring break trip to Cabo, Mexico — a moment that’s sure to stir up drama as season 3 unfolds.
    Emily Blackwood, People.com, 23 July 2025
Adjective
  • After watching in terror as a man violently attacked a police officer in an El Cajon fast-food restaurant, Iesha Booker checked for a pulse on the bloody, unconscious officer and yelled into the radio on his belt.
    Karen Kucher, sandiegouniontribune.com, 19 July 2017
  • Photos of the man in a hospital bed with a bloody mouth were also posted.
    Jonece Starr Dunigan, AL.com, 14 July 2017
Adjective
  • This year's projections are rosier in almost every regard.
    Alec Lewis, New York Times, 25 July 2025
  • Tesla’s cash and investments are much rosier, growing by 20 percent year over year to $36.8 billion.
    Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 23 July 2025
Adjective
  • If the number is negative, there are fewer jobs than in the previous month; if the number is positive, there are more jobs.
    Erik Sherman, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025
  • Police need to engage these teens in positive ways, apart from arriving at the scene of another shooting.
    Wamara Mwine, Baltimore Sun, 20 July 2025
Adjective
  • The film, documenting the intense, sanguinary attempt by Ukrainian soldiers to retake a village seized by Russian invaders, won Chernov the directing award for World Cinema Documentary at Sundance.
    Matthew Carey, Deadline, 7 July 2025
  • Mass shootings scarcely register anymore, unless the death toll reaches a certain sanguinary level.
    Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2024

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“Sanguine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sanguine. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.

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