Maybe. Am I losing my optimism as I get older? Perhaps.

In particular, I think my projection is way too optimistic, because when I did it,

Now you can see some of the reasons why I'm optimistic.

Life in Gaza has bled away my optimism.

I guess I was too optimistic about his chances in this world.

He agreed that the programme was optimistic, but he felt that such optimism was warranted.

Speaking as a representative of the largest international community of scientists involved in basic research in space, let me strike an optimistic chord.

A necklace with a butterfly (when I was optimistic, I used to consider it a symbol of strength and femininity). And my sister and I would agree on the gift I wanted her to buy for me.

Now, with all of my optimism, and I am an optimist, comes a healthy dose of caution, or rather, an urgent need to address some pressing, complex questions.

The man, now sitting next to me, explains with a bit of understatement, Of course I must continue to have faith in the Chinese legal system, although I must admit that this incident has somewhat dampened my optimism.