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He had hated the smug, self-satisfied merchants of Grand Avenue.
THE MUCKEREDGAR RICE BURROUGHS
Are you a self-satisfied rich man who wants to enjoy our wretchedness, to get rid of his tedium, and to torment us still more?
WHAT TO DO?COUNT LYOF N. TOLSTOI
He had dreamed all his life, in a sentimental, self-satisfied fashion, of this return to Winby.
A COUNTRY DOCTOR AND SELECTED STORIES AND SKETCHESSARAH ORNE JEWETT
His voice now sounded full and vibrant with self-satisfied energy.
THE SONG OF SONGSHERMANN SUDERMANN
Reference to snobbery brought up a vision of Marian Seaton's arrogant, self-satisfied features.
JANE ALLEN: RIGHT GUARDEDITH BANCROFT
But I looked with wild curiosity at the self-satisfied person of M. M., as though there must be something special about him now.
WHITE NIGHTS AND OTHER STORIESFYODOR DOSTOEVSKY
This decision had put him in so self-satisfied a mood that he was eager to announce it before his fellow-boarder.
A VOICE IN THE WILDERNESSGRACE LIVINGSTON HILL
After all it is the egotism of a simple, natural, sincere nature; there is no self-satisfied smirk about it, no arrogance.
THE VAGABOND IN LITERATUREARTHUR RICKETT
It wouldn't do to lock horns with this self-satisfied despot; at any rate, not now.
THE COPPER-CLAD WORLDHARL VINCENT
"Well, you see, I did expect to see you," he replied in his self-satisfied little way.
HURRICANE ISLANDH. B. MARRIOTT WATSON

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