prideful
Example Sentences
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A prideful third-round exit to phenom Joao Fonseca in Paris.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026
Here, a filmmaker who managed to reach the peak of Olympus makes the prideful, ill-fated decision to hoist a ladder toward the stars, trying to get even higher, past where even the Gods can see.
From Salon ● Jul. 18, 2026
This is not the time to be prideful about how much stress and responsibility you can take on.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 9, 2026
"Keeping Up Appearances was so joyous because it mocked the absurdity of prideful status-seeking," she noted of the Patricia Routledge-starring 1990s BBC sitcom.
From BBC ● Feb. 6, 2025
It was a magnificent operation, from seed to bale, but not one of them could be prideful of their labor.
From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead
Vocabulary lists containing prideful
"The Ugly One," Vocabulary from Chapters 1-5
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A Step from Heaven
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