pride oneself on

Example Sentences

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It is no longer proper—as in Homeric days—to pride oneself on one's cleverness in perjury and common falsehood.

From A Day in Old Athens; a Picture of Athenian Life by Davis, William Stearns

Still, you never can tell; it don' do to pride oneself on anything.

From A Little Bush Maid by Bruce, Mary Grant

It is foolish to be interested in all that happens in the world; to pride oneself on one's knowledge of the market, of the King of England's plans, the news from Rome, conditions in Denmark.

From Erasmus and the Age of Reformation by Huizinga, Johan