more cocksure
Example Sentences
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As his banishment gets closer, he only grows more cocksure.
From Slate • Nov. 16, 2023
You have never met a more cocksure lot than the monetary-policy clerisy.
From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 9, 2016
The less people know of a foreign nation the greater nonsense they talk in general, and the more cocksure they are about their own opinions.
From Home Life in Germany by Sidgwick, Alfred, Mrs.
He was more cocksure and conceited than ever before, and more prone to brag and bully.
From The Plow-Woman by Gates, Eleanor
"I never thought you'd notice—" "And you seem more cocksure than ever—" "Cocksure is an ugly word, Diana."
From Peregrine's Progress by Farnol, Jeffery
