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It would have done my heart good for the rest of my life if I could have got away then and fooled that Hun, he was so cocksure.
OUTWITTING THE HUNPAT O'BRIEN
It had slowly dawned upon Fred that he was listening to an appeal for mercy, a cry for help from this jaunty, cocksure brother.
OTHERWISE PHYLLISMEREDITH NICHOLSON
This fiance of mine that you seem so cocksure about has no existence.
WHEN GHOST MEETS GHOSTWILLIAM FREND DE MORGAN
Yet Big Tom was plainly not so cocksure of himself as he had been, while the scoutmaster wore an air of complete confidence.
THE RICH LITTLE POOR BOYELEANOR GATES
I fear I grow too cocksure of my literary attainments out here, with none to check me.
AN OCEAN TRAMPWILLIAM MCFEE
The thought that enraged him was that the banker was so cocksure of himself, his position.
THE FALL OF A NATIONTHOMAS DIXON
You put up your five thousand if you're so cocksure, and put it up now and I'll cover it!
THE SHORT CUTJACKSON GREGORY
He is so self-satisfied, so arrogant, and so cocksure of every word he utters and every movement he makes.
ACES UPCOVINGTON CLARKE
Now all you host of cocksure psychologists, was it instinct or reason that led the jay?
THE UNPOPULAR REVIEW, NUMBER 19VARIOUS
Cocksure he was, and before long she knew him boastful; but competence sat on him, none the less.
BRAND BLOTTERSWILLIAM MACLEOD RAINE

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