hubris
Example Sentences
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Policymakers and private-sector actors should caution themselves against hubris.
From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026
Both stories warn of the unpredictability of merging science and nature, and the hubris driving attempts to control what can’t be understood or destroyed.
From Salon • Mar. 20, 2026
The stadium curse is a well-known sign of corporate hubris and impending doom.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026
My main issue is the hubris of it all — and the people who enabled it.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026
She knew how tardiness drove me nuts—how I saw it as nothing but hubris.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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