pride
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Do you pride yourself on the depth and breadth of your command of the English language?
From Slate ● Aug. 17, 2026
I was blown away by this strong group of high-achieving Americans standing tall with justified pride in everything they have accomplished.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
"I know I wasn't perfect," Romero posted on X., external "But one thing gives me peace: I always gave everything. I defended this shirt with pride and with all my heart."
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
Bright white flags of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan have been installed this week across the capital Kabul, where new murals declare: "Independence is a sign of dignity, pride and identity".
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
“I warned her, that fool,” said Hadel, “but she was all pride and greed.”
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
“When I moved to defensive back in college, I always prided myself on being a great runner, which led to me being a great punt returner.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 2, 2026
This is not the sort of thing you find in works by Austen or even George Eliot, who prided herself on writing the realities of rural life.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
The agency previously prided itself on the program’s impartiality and, in an effort to protect its science from the influence of industry, purposefully kept the program separate from the agency offices that craft regulation.
From Salon ● May 5, 2026
"We have always prided ourselves on our integrity and in not being afraid to call individuals out, so why should this be any different?"
From BBC ● Mar. 22, 2026
Winthrop & Stimson was a familial partnership that prided itself on its integrity and the rectitude of its clientele.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
Bumble differentiates itself from most dating apps, by priding itself on being a woman-owned, space centered on women who are empowered to make the first move after they swipe right on a potential romantic match.
From Salon ● May 15, 2024
Iowans took their responsibilities seriously, priding themselves on their ability to take a true measure of a candidate and the organizations behind them.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 17, 2024
Having grown up in foster care, Ramona Ison rarely asked for help herself, priding herself on taking care of others in the neighborhood, offering rides for those who needed help getting to and from appointments.
From Scientific American ● Aug. 17, 2023
Mr. de Blasio has mostly avoided any relationships with business leaders, long priding himself on being a champion of the working class.
From New York Times ● Jan. 13, 2021
We are altogether a made-up nation—to which fact some say that we owe those excellences on which we are so fond of priding ourselves.”
From Out in the Forty-Five Duncan Keith's Vow by Emily Sarah Holt
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