swagger

Example Sentences

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Far-right media personalities are adept at commanding attention with showmanship and swagger.

From Salon • Mar. 10, 2026

Long gone are the days when Michael Douglas’s Gordon Gekko in “Wall Street” epitomized its 1980s swagger with his contrast-collar shirts and silk-printed ties.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 7, 2026

American Girls possesses a cheeky swagger that'll sound immense at his record-breaking Wembley Stadium residency this summer.

From BBC • Mar. 4, 2026

He delights in his mastery of the battlefield, military or civilian, flexing his psychological muscles with a sociopath’s defiant swagger.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 26, 2026

She talked with a swagger, seeming to be proud of this fact.

From "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan