overconfident

Example Sentences

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If you’ve ever had the misfortune of being assigned an inexperienced, overconfident boss, you know what happens next.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

Ricciardi would like to see some kind of compromise, between passive investors just setting automatic investments and overconfident investors trying to do too much on their own.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 21, 2026

It comes off loud, blustery, and overconfident, as if to signal a blasé disengagement with the incredible stakes of the moment.

From Slate • Mar. 6, 2026

Kapralyk praised those who sign up to fight but worried that many, like Horbenko, were overconfident.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026

“If you weren’t, you’d be overconfident, and that’s a surefire way to lose.”

From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad