swagger

An early goal at Munich's Olympiastadion only added to their swagger, leading before West Germany even touched the ball.

From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026

He would get the players playing with swagger and confidence, and he can be pragmatic when needed.

From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2026

Brunson seemed to take San Antonio’s swagger personally.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 14, 2026

Whether it’s the better results, or a shift in mindset, Sasaki has, indeed, seemed to carry himself with a touch more swagger lately.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 2026

It was much easier for him, now that he was smaller, to negotiate his way through his crammed shop, but he still tried to swagger past the shelves like he used to in the past.

From "The Thief Lord" by Cornelia Funke

When Gustav swaggers back into the daughters’ lives to play the cheery grandfather and beloved papa, both are skeptical.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2025

“An hour before the ceremony, the bridegroom swaggers in in his white undershirt,” Weiss writes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 9, 2025

The critics said: “Catchy as hell and swaggers out of the speakers with an infectious joy.”

From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2024

Howard swaggers in his presence like the man with nothing to lose that he is.

From Salon ● May 24, 2022

He looks quickly from side to side, and when he realizes that no one in the crowd has noticed anything, he straightens his lapels in righteous indignation and swaggers toward the back entrance.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen

Four years ago, McCullum swaggered into Lord's and breathed life into an ailing England team.

From BBC ● Jun. 3, 2026

However, Gauff was unable to wrestle momentum back her way as Paolini swaggered through the remainder of the set.

From BBC ● May 17, 2025

He swaggered through high school, told teammates he was great, and in the minor leagues in the early 1960s, he infuriated other players by appearing to try too hard.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2024

Goldstein's prediction paid off handsomely as Springsteen swaggered across the stage, sharing his song-stories about Crazy Janey and Killer Joe as Jake Clemons played a wailing sax into the late-summer night.

From Salon ● Sep. 2, 2023

They dressed in the same clothes as the men, and they swaggered around like the men, with guns slung over their shoulders.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer

With the swaggering Wyatt-Hodge in this form - she now has the most runs ever at a single women's T20 World Cup - anything feels possible.

From BBC ● Jun. 27, 2026

Svelte but swaggering, tender yet macho — this hairy-chested torch song might be the singer’s finest vocal performance.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 6, 2026

Lawrence, who worked with him on his adaptation of Hiaasen’s “Bad Monkey,” describes him as surprisingly modest, entirely unlike his swaggering creations.

From Salon ● Apr. 5, 2026

It is now narrowly focused on District of Columbia news and politics, making it less a swaggering international newspaper than a publication whose purview matches Politico’s.

From Slate ● Feb. 7, 2026

Try to perfect that swaggering kind of walk.

From "X: A Novel" by Ilyasah Shabazz