imperious
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After winning the team sprint with Rhian Edmunds and Lowri Thomas, Finucane was imperious with stunning success in the individual sprint, 1,000m time trial and keirin.
From BBC ● Aug. 2, 2026
The Italian said afterwards he had "needed that today" from the crowd to help him over the line - but his serve was almost imperious throughout.
From BBC ● Jul. 3, 2026
In Gainsborough’s painting Germain looks imperious and impenitent.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 13, 2026
The movie becomes increasingly surreal as Corvette, the Velvet Gang leader played by Keke Palmer, works to clean out the neon stores of an imperious designer played by Demi Moore.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 27, 2026
Nestor 10—if it was Nestor 10—took another step, and then, under force of her imperious gesture, two more.
From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov
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