cockiness

Example Sentences

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The family came vividly alive—we sensed Augustine’s role as nurturing mother, as well as the cockiness of the older son.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 25, 2025

There was a control, a confidence, perhaps a cockiness at times, about their play.

From BBC • Mar. 22, 2024

With the passion and cockiness of youth, Virgil at 20-something regards “these bitter, hard, close-to-dead people” with contempt, puzzlement and the certainty of escaping a similar fate.

From New York Times • Feb. 20, 2024

Among the upstart Skrulls, Ben-Adir conveys the cockiness of a young firebrand, peppered with the smugness of a classic thriller villain.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 20, 2023

“Oh, you’re very funny, Short. A regular riot. I thought the Hamburg incident might have knocked some of the cockiness out of you. If I were you, I’d concentrate on the job in hand.”

From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer