smug

Example Sentences

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They’re insincere and elitist and out of touch and smug in many respects, from the perspective of a young man.

From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026

Volker Beck, president of the German-Israeli Society, labelled Steinmeier's comments on the war "grossly inappropriate" and said they displayed a "smug know-it-all attitude".

From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026

Ask anyone else in Raub about Hainan's quest, and your question will be swatted away with a smug comeback: they are still no match for Malaysian durians.

From BBC • Jan. 10, 2026

This platinum-haired schemer and scene-stealer often dressed head to toe in white and is as smart as he is smug.

From Salon • Sep. 26, 2025

He squatted on the ground, as frogs do, blinked in what seemed to Abel a smug way, and remained motionless.

From "Abel's Island" by William Steig