How to Use arrogance in a Sentence
arrogance
noun
- We were shocked by the arrogance of his comments.
- Her arrogance has earned her a lot of enemies.
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The arrogance of Grant’s response played a role in the tone of the debate.
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David Reamer,
Anchorage Daily News,
26 July 2021
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There was good and bad, arrogance and greed, on both sides.
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Gordon Monson,
The Salt Lake Tribune,
2 Dec. 2022
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That’s the kind of arrogance that can hurt Dallas at some point.
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Dallas News,
28 Sep. 2021
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In the end, Watt was undone by the arrogance of the true believer.
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Michael Hiltzik,
Los Angeles Times,
13 June 2023
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All arrogance aside, even Gators fans know that’s a tough sell.
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Chris Hays,
OrlandoSentinel.com,
30 Oct. 2017
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His sin was more of hubris and arrogance than of lost money.
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Neil Senturia,
sandiegouniontribune.com,
16 Apr. 2018
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There’s also arrogance at work here, at least in the Alamo.
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Elaine Ayala,
ExpressNews.com,
12 Sep. 2019
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The theme, about the arrogance of tech, is abundantly clear.
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Hank Stuever,
Washington Post,
4 Mar. 2020
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Cole had a 97-mile-per-hour fastball, a sharp slider, and a bit of arrogance the scouts all loved.
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BostonGlobe.com,
15 Oct. 2019
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But that was almost 40 years ago and arrogance seems to be back.
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David Morse,
New York Daily News,
14 July 2024
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This was the arrogance of it… my notes were grammar and diction.
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Mikey O'Connell,
The Hollywood Reporter,
19 Dec. 2024
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Leaders' arrogance and envy doomed the Pac-12 What's changed the most?
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Brent Schrotenboer,
USA TODAY,
11 Aug. 2023
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For the first time, the Commanders' voices are chipped of some of their arrogance.
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refinery29.com,
30 May 2018
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In our house, there was great disdain for wealth and arrogance.
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Marc Myers,
WSJ,
6 Oct. 2020
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His students still have time to age out of such arrogance, the film implies.
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Megan Garber,
The Atlantic,
5 Sep. 2024
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Zeffirelli has both the arrogance and charm of youth, and persuades an army of young people to join him.
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Douglas Greenwoo,
Vogue,
13 July 2021
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Talk to him and point out how his arrogance will only hurt himself and others in the long run.
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Annie Lane,
cleveland,
24 July 2022
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His few words can come across as arrogance for those who aren’t around him every day.
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Sarah Todd,
Philly.com,
12 Apr. 2018
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All this on top of the serious and reckless arrogance that could have harmed your dog.
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Carolyn Hax,
Washington Post,
1 Sep. 2023
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Her voice is strong but it is buoyed by resolve, not arrogance.
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Los Angeles Times,
14 Nov. 2021
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That source also said that there was some arrogance at play.
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Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
2 Mar. 2024
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But there’s no way of getting around it: The arrogance is both earned and appealing.
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Alex Shephard,
The New Republic,
15 Dec. 2022
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And, like it or not, UF is the flagship university in this state with the most fans, the most money and, of course, the most arrogance.
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Mike Bianchi,
orlandosentinel.com,
17 July 2021
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But this place has a way of humbling those who approach it with such arrogance.
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Paul Newberry,
Star Tribune,
6 Apr. 2021
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So who has the vision, the resources and maybe the arrogance to want to be our scientific God?
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Scott Galloway For Cnn Business Perspectives,
CNN,
12 Apr. 2022
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Cunning: Negan is not one to put up a fight when the odds are against him out of a misplaced sense of arrogance or pride.
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Nick Statt,
The Verge,
19 Mar. 2018
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Sheer arrogance, headed straight for the trash can, unopened.
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Ticked Off,
Orlando Sentinel,
2 Feb. 2025
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That arrogance and overconfidence lead to hubris, which clouds their ability to see things clearly.
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Stephanie Dillon,
Rolling Stone,
23 Dec. 2024
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