How to Use naysayer in a Sentence

naysayer

noun
  • There are always naysayers who say it can't be done.
  • The naysayers have had their say.
    — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 14 June 2026
  • What’s one way to prove your naysayers wrong?
    — Carolyn Burt, Oc Register, 15 Sep. 2025
  • But, of course, the naysayers had it all wrong.
    — Peter Kiefer, HollywoodReporter, 8 Oct. 2025
  • There will be trolls and naysayers and just plan jerks out there.
    — Barbara Boxer and Nicole Boxer, Marie Claire, 9 Oct. 2018
  • But what if the naysayers are looking at things all wrong?
    — Shane Harris, The Atlantic, 2 June 2026
  • And our naysayers are sitting there with egg on their face.
    — Chris Kirkham, USA Today, 23 Sep. 2025
  • As funny as the skit was, there were some naysayers in the mix.
    — Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Give yourself time to bring naysayers around to your point of view.
    — Tribune Content Agency, oregonlive.com, 10 Aug. 2019
  • What about the naysayers who warn that your show might not succeed?
    — Kathryn Shattuck, New York Times, 30 Aug. 2019
  • Let the doubt of the naysayers echo in your ears and drive you harder.
    — Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 July 2025
  • Though that hasn’t stopped naysayers from trying to bring it down.
    — Alex Abad-Santos, Vox, 21 Nov. 2018
  • But after just one sip, many naysayers changed their tune.
    — Josh Miller, Southern Living, 14 Mar. 2026
  • Don’t listen to naysayers who tell you that your dreams are too lofty.
    — Tarot.com, Chicago Tribune, 21 Oct. 2024
  • The more time passes, the more the naysayers come around (or die out).
    — Jeff Stibel, USA TODAY, 26 Feb. 2018
  • Notice how many naysayers there are.
    — Harriette Cole, Mercury News, 10 June 2026
  • Jill Biden does leave the door open that the naysayers might have been right.
    — Susan Page, USA Today, 29 May 2026
  • Must keep your head down and plow forward — can't let the naysayers win the day.
    — Adeola Adeosun gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 May 2025
  • Just look at all the times naysayers have doubted it , and the stock still comes back.
    — Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 10 Apr. 2026
  • One option is to dig your head into the sand and be a naysayer.
    — Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025
  • His response to those naysayers?
    — Eric Andersson, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2025
  • But the burden of proof has shifted to the naysayers.
    — Rogé Karma, The Atlantic, 1 May 2026
  • And just like his song, Malloy has no room for the naysayers.
    — Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 10 Jan. 2026
  • But the naysayers were quickly hushed and sent to work on other projects.
    — Bloomberg Wire, Dallas News, 3 Feb. 2020
  • Can the tech giant prove the naysayers wrong with these results?
    — Fred Imbert, CNBC, 26 Jan. 2025
  • Being a naysayer in this market doesn’t pay the bills.
    — Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2025
  • This wouldn’t be the first time Lawrence has addressed naysayers.
    — Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 2 July 2024
  • Yet naysayers should take heed that this silhouette is very much here to stay.
    — Andrea Bossi, Refinery29, 29 Jan. 2026
  • There are always naysayers to the new and improved.
    — Laura Washington, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026
  • Most of the naysayers lamented how quickly bread gets moldy when it’s not chilled.
    — Emily Heil, Washington Post, 19 July 2024

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