Example Sentences

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Humans are constantly revising their assessments of other beings’ intelligence while arrogantly presuming our superior sentience, with the world’s billionaires placing themselves above everyone else.

From Salon • Sep. 18, 2025

Reform councillor Thomas Kerr accused the first minister of being "arrogantly out-of-touch".

From BBC • Sep. 4, 2025

Hulga initially plans to meet up with him the next day as a “great joke,” then arrogantly imagines she’ll give him a “deeper understanding of life.”

From Slate • Mar. 29, 2024

“In the face of this rejection,” the suit says, “defendants arrogantly and unilaterally decided they would simply steal ‘I Feel Love’ and use it without permission.”

From Seattle Times • Feb. 27, 2024

“Unsafe! The whole city is unsafe!” he declared arrogantly.

From "The Thief Lord" by Cornelia Funke