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Meanings of cocksureness in English
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Examples for "certitude"
Examples for "certitude"
1
The prince and princess were realities, his future greatness a magnificent certitude.
2
Swiftness and certitude require strength, and the man had not this strength.
3
These two classes may claim to possess direct certitude of eternal life.
4
Her very death had given him a paradoxical certitude of her immortality.
5
I will demonstrate that the West's greatness arises from this delusional certitude.
1
Exelmans and Toutee wounded; military authorities warn Parisians against overconfidence; intrenchments dug.
2
In fact, it can be a handicap if it leads to overconfidence.
3
And overconfidence, studies show, is a trait more often associated with men.
4
Ford or Ronald Reagan, but the Carter people are aware of overconfidence.
5
Learn from this never to plan, and always to beware of overconfidence.
Usage of cocksureness in English
1
His readiness, self-confidence, cocksureness, Philip thought all expressed in his name-OlinBrad.
2
This thing was the remains of his old-time cocksureness and independence.
3
Could she ever atone in his eyes for her cocksureness, her blind egotism?
4
Fielding's dulness that is so unpardonable, but his horrible cocksureness and insufferable assurance.
5
Things are plainer to me than in the days of my inexperience and cocksureness.
6
He was not a mere gob of bumptiousness covered with the shell of cocksureness.
7
His face had lost a little of its calm cocksureness.
8
I demanded, with the cocksureness of youth.
9
His very cocksureness is filched from Darwin's morality of strength based on the survival of the fittest.
10
His attainments, of course, were useful, but his cocksureness was irritating, and his manner to his father, abominable.
11
She had lost much of her old swagger, her old cocksureness, for Martin had utterly surprised and tamed her.
12
Perhaps there had been a shade too much cocksureness in the hakim's voice, but he acted faultlessly when he answered.
13
His cocksureness irritated them.
14
He had long had the idea that they did, and this belief had been annoyingly corroborated by the cocksureness of Yates.
15
"It's that same cocksureness which has almost brought the British Empire to the very brink of dissolution."
16
"But how can I get out of making a last raid?" I demanded, with the cocksureness of youth.
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