arrogance
Example Sentences
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In short: Wilson snuck a 2,700-year-old poem through the gates of mainstream taste — and after that victory, her arrogance left her marooned.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026
Damon’s Odysseus captures all the heroic arrogance, bravery and selfish stupidity of an action-flick brawler who would shoot a giant cyclops in the eye as he’s making his escape, just because.
From Salon ● Aug. 2, 2026
Ordinarily that would show dangerous arrogance, but this new study finds that in the case of pure news it actually is helpful.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 4, 2026
"Is it arrogance? Or confidence? A mixture of both," he said.
From BBC ● Jun. 21, 2026
Tall and fair, with blue-green eyes, sandy hair streaked-by the sun, and a lean and comely body, Gerris Drinkwater had a swagger to him, a confidence bordering on arrogance.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
Vocabulary lists containing arrogance
The Westing Game
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Dwight D. Eisenhower, "The Military-Industrial Complex" (1961)
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Thirteen Reasons Why
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