cocky
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Sam got a little cocky, tried a show-off spin, got his bird legs tangled and took a tumble.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026
The cocky Mr. Pratt insists he will earn a majority in the first round: “I’m going to be mayor.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026
Built by "Hitman" developers IO Interactive, "First Light" offers a new version of Bond's origin story, dropping players into the shoes of a cocky but callow young version of the spy still earning his stripes.
From Barron's • May 26, 2026
Bass-baritone Tomasz Konieczny was powerful as Kurwenal, his cocky sarcasm of Act 1 giving way to the caretaker’s forced optimism in Act 3.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026
Those two boys had always been so cocky at school, afraid of nothing.
From "Genuine Fraud" by E. Lockhart
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"Diary of a Wimpy Kid" by Jeff Kinney
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