self-satisfied
Example Sentences
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The solid, stolid, self-satisfied Edwardian England that had seemed so deserving of his lashes was itself now wounded, and something in Galsworthy shifted accordingly.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 3, 2026
He’s self-satisfied and loves to have people fawn over him, but his star is still nascent enough for Oliver to retain some naivete.
From Salon ● Aug. 26, 2025
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
Powell smiled in an oily self-satisfied manner and smoothed his mustache, “O.K., Mike, turn off that adrenalin tap you’ve got draining into your bloodstream. I was worried, too, but no more.”
From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov
