hubris

Example Sentences

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Moreover, for Aristotle, hubris is not an offense against the gods but is characterized by acts that dishonor other persons.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

Both stories warn of the unpredictability of merging science and nature, and the hubris driving attempts to control what can’t be understood or destroyed.

From Salon • Mar. 20, 2026

A year from now, this will either look like a genius move that kept Nvidia’s industry-leading gross profit margin high or a disastrous example of hubris that destroyed its gross margin.

From Barron's • Feb. 27, 2026

“With only having my hubris as my guide, what I allowed myself to receive — it didn’t result in the healthiest choices,” he told GQ.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 14, 2026

They exhausted their resource base, began to die of starvation and thirst, and fled their cities en masse, leaving them as silent warnings of the perils of ecological hubris.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann