complacent
Example Sentences
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That escalation returned an oil market that many analysts had described as complacent to the conflict back on high alert.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026
Were they too complacent in assuming Crystal Palace would just give up on Marc Guehi?
From BBC • May 30, 2026
“Investors have simply become increasingly complacent in their expectations of Nvidia’s outsized execution, making almost any degree of outperformance look like a normal course business rather than a catalyst for a positive re-rating,” Acree wrote.
From Barron's • May 22, 2026
The true artist must be the voice of opposition, of negativity, and should bellow “No! in thunder”—the phrase is Melville’s—to the easy affirmations of our complacent society.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
“You pompous, rotund, neighborly, vacuous, complacent ...” Aarfy was unperturbed.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
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