self-congratulatory
Example Sentences
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“What Canada must achieve goes beyond the prevailing self-congratulatory rhetoric: transforming its comparative advantages—clean energy, resources, expertise—into new production capacity,” Jean says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026
Then, a self-congratulatory kicker: “No noise. No agenda. Asking the right questions for all Americans, on NewsNation.”
From Slate ● Apr. 21, 2026
When it comes to his wife’s religion, Vance said she has “free will” — an admission he made in his usual self-congratulatory tone.
From Salon ● Nov. 10, 2025
Anne Meara was the talk of the town in the role of a bag lady who spurned the self-congratulatory charity of guilty swells.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2025
He told it with a self-congratulatory tone, as if her difference reflected his own good taste.
From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
