complacent
Example Sentences
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Complacent high earners may be making tens of thousands of dollars less each year than they could be making elsewhere.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026
Instead, I am part of the Complacent State.
From Washington Post • Aug. 8, 2019
But instead of a Complacent LeBron, expect to enjoy perhaps the most dangerous transformation he has undergone.
From Washington Post • Nov. 10, 2016
Complacent public discussion usually turns on the poor quality of the candidates up for election.
From Time Magazine Archive
Complacent matrons, in their Sunday best, exchanged voluble comments.
From Other People's Business The Romantic Career of the Practical Miss Dale by Smith, Harriet L.
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