overconfident
Example Sentences
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If you’ve ever had the misfortune of being assigned an inexperienced, overconfident boss, you know what happens next.
From Barron's ● Jun. 5, 2026
Ricciardi would like to see some kind of compromise, between passive investors just setting automatic investments and overconfident investors trying to do too much on their own.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 21, 2026
After an overconfident miller fibs that his daughter can spin straw into gold, a greedy king locks the poor girl in a room full of straw.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 20, 2026
Nathan Mburu, 24, from London, became stuck on the route in May and said if it weren't for the rescue team, he and his friends could have died due to being "overconfident" and "under-prepared".
From BBC ● Dec. 26, 2025
The second Anne, who’s never overconfident or amusing, but wants only to love and be gentle.
From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank
