cockiness

Example Sentences

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The family came vividly alive—we sensed Augustine’s role as nurturing mother, as well as the cockiness of the older son.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 25, 2025

A soldier who trained alongside him at the Army Foundation College, in Harrogate, told the BBC Khalife stood out for his cockiness, arrogance and over-confidence.

From BBC • Nov. 28, 2024

He has a confidence that borders on cockiness.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 10, 2023

The first, Hodges recalled, was a certain cockiness.

From New York Times • Aug. 7, 2023

Call it cockiness, call it a horrendous case of the big head, but there was no one else like him.

From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger