complacent

Example Sentences

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But the royals know they cannot afford to be complacent.

From BBC

In taking up the mantle of archbishop, Dame Sarah said she would not be complacent on safeguarding and would ensure the Church moved forward.

From BBC

A better time to get nervous is when investors are complacent and everything seems calm and easy, Paulsen adds.

From Barron's

Not that Kettner and his team are complacent: he warns that U.S. rates and risk assets are close to the “danger zone.”

From MarketWatch

"Every mistake that could be made was made, and each of the parties was complacent," Tsui told AFP last year, referring to testimony by shipyard directors, inspectors and mariners.

From Barron's