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[swag-er] / ˈswæg ər /


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With them is Marcos Asensio, who scored eight goals for Emery's men during a successful loan from Paris St-Germain in 2025 - and a reminder of the swagger Villa used to have at home.

From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026

The sound, the look, the swagger: The three steps that vaulted Anne Rice’s seductive bloodsucker from ‘Interview With the Vampire’ to the top of the mosh pit.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

Maye’s stat page felt like a refresh: 226 yards passing, two touchdown passes, 54 yards rushing, key plays late, and a splash of that 2025 Drake Maye swagger.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

Senate in Michigan, whose self-confident swagger and immigrant-family story have invited the comparison.

From Slate ● Sep. 9, 2026

The Englishman got up on the stage, and he rapped on the arm of a throne with a swagger stick, called, “Lads, lads, lads—can I have your attention, please?”

From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut

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

McVay is more than just swaggers and swashbuckling.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 6, 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

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

From BBC ● May 17, 2025

In Canterbury, the mayor swaggered around the public square pressuring townsfolk to open their businesses, drawing an angry crowd of onlookers.

From Salon ● Dec. 24, 2024

Then he put his hands in his pockets and swaggered around the stage.

From New York Times ● Apr. 29, 2024

With his hood up, Joshua swaggered to the stage, keeping focus firmly on Wallin.

From BBC ● Dec. 22, 2023

Cheesethief swaggered into the tent and glanced around.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques

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

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

The LP’s excellent guitar work and soft, swaggering vocals remain compelling.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 3, 2026

Just two months after appearing as the swaggering Kilgore in “Apocalypse Now,” Duvall offered a more intimate variation on a military man — essentially Kilgore without an actual war, just a domestic battlefield.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 17, 2026

No bold, swaggering expressions strutted across her face as the glow of the castle rippled in her eyes.

From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas


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