1
: suggestive of a bull (as in brawniness)
2
a
: marked by, tending to cause, or hopeful of rising prices (as in a stock market)
a bullish market
bullish policies
bullish investors
b
: optimistic about something's or someone's prospects
bullish on the company's future
bullishly
adverb
bullishness
noun
Examples of bullish in a Sentence
Members of her party are bullish about her reelection.
They are bullish about the future of the product.
Recent Examples on the Web
Paramount and Skydance are, of course, bullish on their deal.
—
Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 July 2024
Trump supporters were more bullish about November: 88% predicted Trump would win, just 4% Biden.
—Susan Page, USA TODAY, 2 July 2024
Meanwhile, Wall Street analysts have been bullish on the S&P 500 and are scrambling to raise their year-end targets.
—Will Daniel, Fortune, 30 June 2024
But Trump has taken a bullish tone about Virginia as well as Democratic-leaning Minnesota.
—Isaac Arnsdorf, Washington Post, 28 June 2024
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Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 July 2024
Trump supporters were more bullish about November: 88% predicted Trump would win, just 4% Biden.
—Susan Page, USA TODAY, 2 July 2024
Meanwhile, Wall Street analysts have been bullish on the S&P 500 and are scrambling to raise their year-end targets.
—Will Daniel, Fortune, 30 June 2024
But Trump has taken a bullish tone about Virginia as well as Democratic-leaning Minnesota.
—Isaac Arnsdorf, Washington Post, 28 June 2024
See all Example Sentences for bullish
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“Bullish.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bullish. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
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