self-satisfied
Example Sentences
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Though scrupulously executed, they often look self-satisfied and rhetorical.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026
He’s self-satisfied and loves to have people fawn over him, but his star is still nascent enough for Oliver to retain some naivete.
From Salon • Aug. 26, 2025
Several of the figures rest a self-satisfied hand at the apex of their bump.
From Slate • Jul. 21, 2025
I see an accomplished power player in midlife at the peak of a highly successful TV writing career, self-satisfied and oozing with agency.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 21, 2024
A few months earlier, on the first day of sixth grade, Carol Horning came into class wearing a slight but unmistakably self-satisfied smile.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
