cocky
Example Sentences
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The car is as “cocky as they come,” Kendall said.
A charismatic performer with striking good looks, Kilmer gained international fame as Tom Cruise’s cocky rival, Tom “Iceman” Kazansky, in “Top Gun.”
Egypt is self-assured and funny, cocky in a clear-eyed way.
From Los Angeles Times
They get cocky, buy a new car — a Corvette Stingray, banana yellow.
From Los Angeles Times
The Chicago Bears didn’t want to seem cocky.
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
