arrogant
Example Sentences
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It’s being arrogant enough to design policy as if we have perfect information when we don’t.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026
The ripples of the botched Watergate operation spoke to all of those arrogant enough to think they might be able to do it better.
From Salon • Mar. 7, 2026
During his ruling, Placer County Superior Court Judge Garen J. Horst said Serafini, 52, was a “liar, manipulator, arrogant and someone who has a loose relationship with the truth.”
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2026
We heard Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor was "a rude, arrogant, entitled man who could not distinguish between the public interest, which he said he served, and his own private interest".
From BBC • Feb. 24, 2026
“You must tell me who cuts your hair ...” Anyone with a lick of common sense knew how to deal with arrogant nobility.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
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