arrogance
Example Sentences
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Steve Jobs had a reputation for arrogance when he was forced out of Apple in 1985.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026
The smugness, arrogance and hubris in this city is so thick you could cut it with a knife.
From MarketWatch • May 15, 2026
"I think it would be the height of arrogance for me to tell somebody else what to do," he said.
From Barron's • May 5, 2026
Bereaved and harmed mothers have blamed missed chances, "arrogance" among some senior doctors and a "defensive culture".
From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026
There he and Niobe ruled in entire content until she showed that the mad arrogance of Tantalus lived on in her.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
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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