smugness
Example Sentences
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The smugness, arrogance and hubris in this city is so thick you could cut it with a knife.
From MarketWatch ● May 15, 2026
That will also have contained a large dose of smugness towards the Leeds fans, who had been throwing insults towards him during the game, according to the Spaniard.
From BBC ● Feb. 28, 2026
He lorded over proceedings from a stage, microphone in hand and, always, an uncrackable smugness painted on his face.
From Slate ● Sep. 10, 2025
Among the upstart Skrulls, Ben-Adir conveys the cockiness of a young firebrand, peppered with the smugness of a classic thriller villain.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 20, 2023
There was Andrew, smiling nervously, but with a righteous smugness in his expression too.
From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman
