pride

She bought her first fridge with her earnings, as well as a karaoke machine, complete with flashing lights and two microphones, that occupies pride of place in her living room.

From Barron's ● Sep. 17, 2026

Feeling the heavy glass in his palms, “there was a sense of pride and purpose,” says Seguso, whose family has been a leader in the craft of Murano glassmaking for over 630 years.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026

We are keenly aware of Mr. Lucas’s pride and delight in each acquisition, and he lets us see them, one after another, just as a stamp collector might leaf through his album.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026

He remains true to his Punjabi roots, wears his turban as a sign of pride, and sings in his mother tongue.

From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026

I wasn’t usually droll enough, snide enough, quick enough, and I swelled with pride at the achievement.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse

I have always prided myself on my grit, but this place has made me realize that perhaps East Coast toughness masks a greater vulnerability.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 8, 2026

She prided herself on doing headstands in yoga and walking 5 miles a day.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 31, 2026

The agency previously prided itself on the program’s impartiality and, in an effort to protect its science from the influence of industry, purposefully kept the program separate from the agency offices that craft regulation.

From Salon ● May 5, 2026

On social media, dozens of people posted remembrances of their encounters with Acuña, relationships he prided himself in maintaining over the decades.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 24, 2026

Also, I prided myself on the fact that I already knew how to outwit him.

From "The Fire Next Time" by James Baldwin

But when it comes to campaigns and elections, the former House speaker has never had much use for sentimentality, priding herself on a reptilian cold-bloodedness.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2024

Bumble differentiates itself from most dating apps, by priding itself on being a woman-owned, space centered on women who are empowered to make the first move after they swipe right on a potential romantic match.

From Salon ● May 15, 2024

Iowans took their responsibilities seriously, priding themselves on their ability to take a true measure of a candidate and the organizations behind them.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 17, 2024

Having grown up in foster care, Ramona Ison rarely asked for help herself, priding herself on taking care of others in the neighborhood, offering rides for those who needed help getting to and from appointments.

From Scientific American ● Aug. 17, 2023

Patricia was priding herself on the way in which she had led the conversation round to Bowen; but Mr. Triggs was not to be drawn.

From Patricia Brent, Spinster by Herbert George Jenkins