swagger
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Matthew Stafford and Davante Adams put on a show as the Rams rediscover their swagger in Aaron Donald’s much-anticipated return, beating the Giants 28-6.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
Gym bros accustomed to bench-presses and burpees swagger into serene studios expecting to spend 50 minutes doing light exercises with toy dumbbells.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026
What I remember most, though, is that beneath all the swagger, Choi’s argument was really about self-compassion.
From Salon ● Sep. 15, 2026
He had the swagger, the looks and the tailor-made dress sense.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
Perhaps it was his pirate’s swagger, or that poetical shock of hair that fell in his eyes.
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
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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
As the Roman leader at the heart of the play, Alban Guyon, dressed in either leather pants or a tracksuit with a gold chain, swaggers and shouts to exhausting effect.
From New York Times ● Sep. 29, 2022
But he does not even need them, especially these days when he swaggers about in fine headcloths and new-made sandals.
From "The Golden Goblet" by Eloise Jarvis McGraw
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Root stationed eight fielders on the boundary at one point - but it did not deter Razaullah as he brashly swaggered at the crease with the arrogance of youth.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
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
They gave off major Jordan Catalano vibes as they swaggered down the hallways of our school.
From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi
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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
In fact, his conduct approached that of a bully, and he was given to swaggering up and down before Spitz’s very nose.
From "The Call of the Wild" by Jack London
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