smugness
Example Sentences
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The smugness, arrogance and hubris in this city is so thick you could cut it with a knife.
From MarketWatch • May 15, 2026
He lorded over proceedings from a stage, microphone in hand and, always, an uncrackable smugness painted on his face.
From Slate • Sep. 10, 2025
“Looking back on it, my smugness was disgusting. I can’t imagine he read it & if he did, I’m sure he didn’t care but still, I wish I had found a way to apologize.”
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 29, 2024
Entertainment Weekly's Maureen Lee Lenker described it as "an exercise in cinematic smugness".
From BBC • Oct. 18, 2024
He could sense her smugness as she slithered back to his desk, and he had to bite down on the corners of his mouth to kill his laughter.
From "Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher" by Bruce Coville
