complacent

Example Sentences

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“We may have been in an environment where markets were a little more complacent with the need for energy within a portfolio of stocks.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

The first is that fund managers are surprisingly — some might say alarmingly — complacent about the stock market.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 17, 2026

Unlike the long-ago transition to the cloud, which undid many existing software firms, incumbents aren’t being complacent this time around.

From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026

"They certainly shouldn't be complacent and they should always remain vigilant and that's a message I will continue to try and push."

From BBC • Mar. 10, 2026

We are not complacent about the average age of our contributors and are keen to publish promising young writers.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan