cocky
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As Cassio, both Jake Roxander and Andrew Robare were notably cocky and mercurial.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026
AI was already used with Kilmer so he could again play one of his most iconic roles, the cocky pilot Iceman, in the 2022 sequel to the era-defining 1980s hit "Top Gun."
From Barron's • Mar. 18, 2026
And so cocky B.J. zooms across the ocean to reboot his career on “Wildcard,” a South Korean reality competition show that narrows 52 aspiring K-pop idols to one winner.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 26, 2026
Was Macron evoking Tom Cruise’s cocky fighter pilot Maverick in “Top Gun,” signaling that he wouldn’t back down against Trump’s demands for control of Greenland?
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 22, 2026
That’ll teach me to get cocky, I think, and I scramble to my feet.
From "Allegiant" by Veronica Roth
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