pride
noun
a high or inordinate opinion of one's own dignity, importance, merit, or superiority, whether as cherished in the mind or as displayed in bearing, conduct, etc.
Example Sentences
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At the office, a colleague mentioned — as a group of us huddled tearfully, discussing the Uvalde shooting — that her daughter had pridefully worn sleeves of removable tattoos to school.
From Washington Post ● May 25, 2022
They don’t invite the viewer into their world as much as they stand pridefully over it.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 24, 2021
He recalled how orchard farmers in Iraq pridefully shared their pomegranates, tomatoes and melons.
From New York Times ● Feb. 6, 2011
She fought to keep the sheets wrinkle-free to help save Kilpatrick from bed sores, pointed out pridefully: "His back is as smooth as a baby's."
From Time Magazine Archive
At some point he gets up, laboriously removing his shoes and socks, and walks calf-deep into the water, regarding the surroundings with his hands on his hips, his chin thrust pridefully into the air.
From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri
