arrogant

Example Sentences

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But it also signaled a dangerous, misplaced confidence in unaided human reason. Through a series of arrogant miscalculations, Athens’ mostly peaceful, decadeslong hegemony would end.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

More than five weeks into the war, the Iranian army has dismissed what it called Trump's "arrogant rhetoric and baseless threats", saying they would not hinder its operations.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

The ripples of the botched Watergate operation spoke to all of those arrogant enough to think they might be able to do it better.

From Salon • Mar. 7, 2026

We heard Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor was "a rude, arrogant, entitled man who could not distinguish between the public interest, which he said he served, and his own private interest".

From BBC • Feb. 24, 2026

She comes off as ungrateful and arrogant, but she won’t take it back.

From "They Both Die at the End" by Adam Silvera