hubristic
Example Sentences
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“In my view, this decision is not only truly unfortunate but also hubristic and senseless.”
From Salon ● Jul. 8, 2025
In this tension of opposites he sees an invitation to practice humility, a perspective that stands in contrast to California’s centuries-long, hubristic efforts to dam up, divert and tame rain and runoff.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 17, 2023
“It is incredibly hubristic to say I have a model, reality deviates from my model therefore reality is wrong”
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 27, 2022
It strikes me as a bit hubristic to think that a panel of doctors can succeed where brilliant minds and deep-pocketed corporations have not.
From Slate ● Jul. 14, 2022
The hubristic longings of a child seminarian were to carry Europe out of the cloister of medieval thought.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
