swagger
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Floyd and Clark, these two guys are almost completely devoid of swagger.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026
It just has to find a way to get its swagger back.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 5, 2026
There was nothing girlish or even mock-girlish about their swagger — they were women.
From Salon ● Jul. 21, 2026
An early goal at Munich's Olympiastadion only added to their swagger, leading before West Germany even touched the ball.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
The Rambler pulled in front of him and a small-boned boy leaped out of the car and walked back toward Ben with a ludicrously exaggerated swagger.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
When Gustav swaggers back into the daughters’ lives to play the cheery grandfather and beloved papa, both are skeptical.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2025
McVay is more than just swaggers and swashbuckling.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 6, 2025
The critics said: “Catchy as hell and swaggers out of the speakers with an infectious joy.”
From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2024
Howard swaggers in his presence like the man with nothing to lose that he is.
From Salon ● May 24, 2022
He looks quickly from side to side, and when he realizes that no one in the crowd has noticed anything, he straightens his lapels in righteous indignation and swaggers toward the back entrance.
From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen
As plainclothes detective Tony Baretta, he swaggered through four gritty seasons in muscle shirts and a newsboy cap, with a snappy street patter and a pet cockatoo.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026
He swaggered through high school, told teammates he was great, and in the minor leagues in the early 1960s, he infuriated other players by appearing to try too hard.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2024
He swaggered out into this magnificent drum of noise with a gallus grin, licked his lips, made straight for Marchand's blocks, and gave them a shunt.
From BBC ● Aug. 2, 2024
Then he put his hands in his pockets and swaggered around the stage.
From New York Times ● Apr. 29, 2024
Then, laughing, he swaggered off to get another hot chocolate.
From "From Twinkle, with Love" by Sandhya Menon
With the swaggering Wyatt-Hodge in this form - she now has the most runs ever at a single women's T20 World Cup - anything feels possible.
From BBC ● Jun. 27, 2026
It is now narrowly focused on District of Columbia news and politics, making it less a swaggering international newspaper than a publication whose purview matches Politico’s.
From Slate ● Feb. 7, 2026
Who else can deliver those swaggering lines, or the theatrical wounded pride when a postgame interviewer dares to ask why the moment never gets too big for Indiana?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 2, 2026
Reiner injects warmth and realism to Sorkin’s swaggering original script, loaded with wonky dialogue and walk-and-talks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 15, 2025
He had a round, soft face with eyes that seemed incapable of anger, and there wasn’t anything remotely swaggering about him.
From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger
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