self-applauding
Example Sentences
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Religious truth is not reached by "quick turns of self-applauding intellect," nor by demonstrations.
From The Jesus of History by Glover, T. R.
The self-applauding bird, the peacock see:— Mark what a sumptuous pharisee is he!
From The Spirit of the Age Contemporary Portraits by Hazlitt, William
"That's because they have nothing to lose," said mine host, with the chuckle of a self-applauding wit.
From Rob Roy — Volume 01 by Scott, Walter, Sir
"Ve've got summat, at last," said the Tinker, with a self-applauding glance at his friends.
From Auriol or, The Elixir of Life by Ainsworth, W. Harrison
The vindictive P. T. was both so fortunate and so hearty in his commendations that he proved the mere echo of Pope in his self-applauding moods.
From The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1 New Edition by Pope, Alexander
