self-satisfied
Example Sentences
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Although her Schiaparelli look is more like “Madame B” for “Boring,” especially at an event like the Met Gala, it’s at least a somewhat interesting — if self-satisfied — commentary.
From Salon ● May 6, 2026
Though scrupulously executed, they often look self-satisfied and rhetorical.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 1, 2026
Several of the figures rest a self-satisfied hand at the apex of their bump.
From Slate ● Jul. 21, 2025
His cameos as Blazes Boylan, jitterbugging across the stage with the self-satisfied air of a country rake, were not just enlivening but renewing, capturing the character in a new idiom.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 8, 2025
Olanna was trying to cajole Baby into drinking some Ovaltine when Mrs. Muokelu arrived with a knotted raffia bag and a self-satisfied smile.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
