overconfident
Example Sentences
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When Aschenbrenner’s hedge fund unraveled last month, veterans on Wall Street saw it as the latest cautionary tale of hubris—another inexperienced, overconfident investor taking on too much risk with far too much leverage.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
“I got overconfident a couple times, went, ‘Yep, nope, not good for me.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
Previous research had indicated people were overconfident that they could spot AI faces, with the most confident people making the most errors.
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026
They’re all here, and they have as much overconfident swagger as a plucky young star on the Disney Channel.
From Salon ● Jun. 22, 2026
“If you weren’t, you’d be overconfident, and that’s a surefire way to lose.”
From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad
