swagger

With Bellingham's strong performances came a swagger - a trait that can divide opinion.

From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026

Les Bleus came to America with the most devastating attack in the game and all the swagger of a country that has perfected Champagne, haute couture, and Kylian Mbappé.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026

But even famous Mancunian swagger can only get you so far.

From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026

Whether it’s the better results, or a shift in mindset, Sasaki has, indeed, seemed to carry himself with a touch more swagger lately.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 2026

No more swagger as they moved along with the crowd.

From "A Place to Belong" by Cynthia Kadohata

Meanwhile, Jason Momoa swaggers into the fray from the cover of an ’80s hard-rock album with Kiss’ makeup, Manowar’s muscles and Meatloaf’s motorcycle.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 2026

When Gustav swaggers back into the daughters’ lives to play the cheery grandfather and beloved papa, both are skeptical.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2025

The critics said: “Catchy as hell and swaggers out of the speakers with an infectious joy.”

From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2024

In his latest, “The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent,” Cage fidgets and swaggers and smiles so broadly he looks ready to swallow the screen whole.

From New York Times ● Apr. 21, 2022

Jackson swaggers up, his derby pulled low over his eyes.

From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland

The 98 Agar swaggered his way to on the second day in Nottingham remains the highest score by a number 11 in Test cricket.

From BBC ● Nov. 18, 2025

However, Gauff was unable to wrestle momentum back her way as Paolini swaggered through the remainder of the set.

From BBC ● May 17, 2025

As the 80-year-old Jagger swaggered onstage, he told the attendees that the band would “play some old, and we’re gonna play some new.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2023

Goldstein's prediction paid off handsomely as Springsteen swaggered across the stage, sharing his song-stories about Crazy Janey and Killer Joe as Jake Clemons played a wailing sax into the late-summer night.

From Salon ● Sep. 2, 2023

The Lyseni clapped Davos on the back, and swaggered from the inn as if he owned it.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin

With the swaggering Wyatt-Hodge in this form - she now has the most runs ever at a single women's T20 World Cup - anything feels possible.

From BBC ● Jun. 27, 2026

Just two months after appearing as the swaggering Kilgore in “Apocalypse Now,” Duvall offered a more intimate variation on a military man — essentially Kilgore without an actual war, just a domestic battlefield.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 17, 2026

It is now narrowly focused on District of Columbia news and politics, making it less a swaggering international newspaper than a publication whose purview matches Politico’s.

From Slate ● Feb. 7, 2026

The standout characters in “Crucible” include Ford’s swaggering head of security, Harry Bennett, a former boxer who uses his Dearborn, Mich., office for rifle target practice and keeps lion cubs as pets.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 29, 2026

“Say, didn’t I talk to you last week?” asks the staticky voice on the other end of the telephone line—young, male, swaggering.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse