proud
adjective
feeling pleasure or satisfaction over something regarded as highly honorable or creditable to oneself (often followed by of, an infinitive, or a clause).
proudest
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superlativeof proud.superlative
The form of an adjective or adverb indicating the greatest degree of a quality.
Example Sentences
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“The episodes I was proudest of were where you dug something out from inside of your history and your heart.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026
But she cited her earlier performance as Muriel in Alan Bennett's monologue Soldiering On, as one of her proudest moments.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
Then there is her Imagination Library, which has reportedly distributed over 300 million books to children around the world since its launch in the late 1980s — an effort Dolly counted as her proudest achievement.
From Salon ● Aug. 26, 2026
Soccer’s proudest traditions: going out in the round of 16.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
The cruelest, the proudest, the most superior and haughty.
From "Chronicles of a Lizard Nobody" by Patrick Ness
