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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a certain type of confidence" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when describing a specific kind or quality of confidence that is not precisely defined.
Example: "She exuded a certain type of confidence that made everyone around her feel at ease."
Alternatives: "a particular kind of confidence" or "a specific form of confidence".
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Won't those from private schools, where a certain type of confidence and self-assurance is taught, become even more dominant in debate?
She says: "There's a certain type of confidence that seems to come from being at a certain type of all-male, public school.
"It take a certain type of confidence to claim that you are at home and you can claim roots, to say: 'You know what, I'm going to play the two against each other and make them rub sparks.' "When that type of thing becomes mainstream, then something important has happened".
It collapses this form of self-advertisement, the selfie, while also embracing and promoting a certain type of confidence.
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He exuded a certain type of charm and confidence as he opened the talks, appearing unchastened by the government shutdown debacle.
Only a certain type of man will have confidence to make a move.
A certain type of author.
Of a certain type of actor.
She's a certain type of candidate.
A certain type of dependency is mandatory.
That wields a certain type of power.
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