prideful
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Knoxville was a small but prideful city at the time.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026
"I used to be prideful and probably would've looked down on somebody coming out of prison," she admits.
From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026
This is not the time to be prideful about how much stress and responsibility you can take on.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 9, 2026
Pathetic and prideful, yet ultimately a principled father, Oscar tries to revitalize his nonexistent career by encouraging one of his students to pursue poetry.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 22, 2025
The next day she returned to school walking with extreme dignity, not prideful, but encumbered by accoutrements hitherto unfamiliar to her.
From "Go Set a Watchman: A Novel" by Harper Lee
Vocabulary lists containing prideful
"The Ugly One," Vocabulary from Chapters 1-5
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A Step from Heaven
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