self-satisfied

Example Sentences

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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

I see an accomplished power player in midlife at the peak of a highly successful TV writing career, self-satisfied and oozing with agency.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 21, 2024

He’s calm, even a little self-satisfied, as he invites someone to “Feel it all around you/Crash and fall.”

From New York Times • Apr. 19, 2024

With an immensely self-satisfied and condescending expression, Martina walked on, saying over her shoulder, “Hurry on in, boys. I’m off to another duty. You’ll notice I don’t have to wear a blindfold, either.”

From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart