cockier

Example Sentences

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If that’s not enough meta-weirdness for you, throughout the movie, Nick regularly converses with a younger, cockier version of himself, “Nicky,” who goads him to recapture his former stardom.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2022

Despite having been one of the Endurance's cockier crew members, Ms Clague said her grandfather was a much quieter man once he came home.

From BBC • Feb. 26, 2022

Also: Is there anything cockier than wearing sunglasses inside a government building?

From Slate • Jul. 12, 2019

Deng and Chen tried to build their own small version of campus life, with Deng taking the cockier, worldly lead and Chen playing his sidekick.

From New York Times • Aug. 9, 2017

There was something so much cockier about him this year, even the way he stood and walked, like there was more weight in his gait—he never hurried anymore.

From "Tradition" by Brendan Kiely