smug
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"I felt very smug when I beat some horses," she said.
From BBC • May 10, 2026
They’re insincere and elitist and out of touch and smug in many respects, from the perspective of a young man.
From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026
Volker Beck, president of the German-Israeli Society, labelled Steinmeier's comments on the war "grossly inappropriate" and said they displayed a "smug know-it-all attitude".
From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026
We have our share of smug, unpleasant, self-entitled locals.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026
“I believe the chef has prepared a delicious pie,” the admiral replied with a smug sideways look at Penelope.
From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood
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