benefit of the doubt

Example Sentences

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He has enormous sway with his base, and they often give him the benefit of the doubt when he takes bold positions.

From The Wall Street Journal

Updating the calculations for gold’s recent epic run, investment consultants Nicholas Conant and Mark Wood of Callan gave the cube some benefit of the doubt by enlarging it with all of the bullion since mined.

From The Wall Street Journal

"Ten to 20 years ago, the diaspora in south Florida would have been completely opposed to that kind of approach. But I guess that now they'd give the president and the secretary the benefit of the doubt, and allow this sort of scenario to play out," adds DeLaurentis.

From BBC

Duane was offended that his friends wouldn’t give him the benefit of the doubt.

From Literature

“This operation shows state capacity that people haven’t given them the benefit of the doubt for,” says Malcolm Dorson, head of emerging markets strategy at Global X ETFs.

From Barron's