swaggering

Amir moves from a swaggering hotshot who seems to know it all to a broken man now questioning everything.
Religion, Race, and a Broadway Hit: The Making of ‘Disgraced’|Tim Teeman|November 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Prisons are notoriously tightlipped when it comes to negative publicity, and officials often act with a swaggering confidence.
How To Plan A Jailbreak|Seth Ferranti|September 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Jordan was great at playing the swaggering hero on the TV series Friday Night Lights, and can do it again.
Ryan Gosling Rumored For J.J. Abrams’ ‘Star Wars’ Movie: Let’s Cast It|Marlow Stern|July 25, 2013|DAILY BEAST
First, because by swaggering, “we will fix it—we will move on,” Dimon has claimed dominance over global markets.
Jamie Dimon’s Hubris Unshakable as JPMorgan Reelects Him to Top Two Posts|Nomi Prins|May 16, 2012|DAILY BEAST

The show became a national sensation, with Downey front and center as the swaggering mouthpiece for working-class outrage.
‘Evocateur: The Morton Downey Jr. Movie’: The Pundit’s Rise and Fall|Marlow Stern|April 24, 2012|DAILY BEAST
He passed them by, and haughty tenor and swaggering basso again took heart of grace.
The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol|William J. Locke
What a noble countenance it is, and what a manly, swaggering consciousness of power!
Little Travels and Roadside Sketches|William Makepeace Thackeray
He came on the little stage, first as a swaggering general, then as an admiral, last as a real doughboy of the United States Army.
David Lannarck, Midget|George S. Harney
He turned and went swaggering across the room, and seated himself in the rocking-chair of which I have spoken.
A Little Union Scout|Joel Chandler Harris
Upon this Bill came swaggering back, and gazed about him triumphantly.
Earth's Enigmas|Charles G. D. Roberts

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