self-congratulatory

Example Sentences

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Then, a self-congratulatory kicker: “No noise. No agenda. Asking the right questions for all Americans, on NewsNation.”

From Slate • Apr. 21, 2026

And gone is the self-congratulatory pomp and circumstance over the 150th running of the most well-known horse race in the world.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 27, 2025

Sunday’s party at the Crypto.com Arena wasn’t a typical self-congratulatory exercise.

From Salon • Feb. 3, 2025

But intercut with the weightier wartime scenes, this strand comes across as slight and, unlike Winton, self-congratulatory.

From New York Times • Mar. 14, 2024

She hadn’t been listening to that last speech of Count Olaf’s, knowing it would be full of the usual self-congratulatory nonsense and despicable insults.

From "The Bad Beginning" by Lemony Snicket