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
He has a confidence that borders on cockiness.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 10, 2023
The first, Hodges recalled, was a certain cockiness.
From New York Times • Aug. 7, 2023
Surely her cockiness, her optimism and energy, her pizzazz, will get her out of this.
From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood
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