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
It also explains his slight smugness when informing the media that, after stating they were no good at all, their current league performances suggest the critics were wrong.
From BBC • Jan. 29, 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
He championed conquest in the world of retail, irked by industry smugness that dismissed a Seattle-based retailer.
From Seattle Times • May 18, 2024
For years I’d felt a certain smugness about how easily I had made the shift from war to peace.
From "The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien
