overconfident

Example Sentences

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It comes off loud, blustery, and overconfident, as if to signal a blasé disengagement with the incredible stakes of the moment.

From Slate • Mar. 6, 2026

Kapralyk praised those who sign up to fight but worried that many, like Horbenko, were overconfident.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026

Maybe they're rude, overconfident or have a habit of helping themselves to snacks without asking.

From BBC • Nov. 16, 2025

Mike was cocky and overconfident and Jordan was just concerned with Megan’s happiness.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 22, 2025

Would all that admiration eventually have made me overconfident?

From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank