hubris

Example Sentences

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“Here we are two years later, and they’ve come pretty close to reshaping the Middle East,” said Shapiro, who emphasized Netanyahu is still at risk of overreaching and hubris.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 8, 2026

An artist couldn’t have dreamed up a better monument to the hubris of overheated development in a city where so many remain unhoused.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 16, 2026

Self-proclaimed experts usually attract trouble through hubris, though I’ve seen bank traders and hedge fund managers annihilate themselves with slavish beliefs in trading ranges.

From Barron's • Jan. 14, 2026

"We are quite different people - very much yin and yang - but I think decisions are better made with two brains rather than one as it stops hubris," says Begg, who is London-based.

From BBC • Jan. 12, 2026

Ashamed that his hubris, if that was what it was, had caused all this.

From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers