Contented to a fault with oneself or one's actions.
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Examples for "smug "
Examples for "smug "
1 If Stockholm's residents seem particularly smug these days, it's for good reason.
2 The smug animal is falling in love with her in his way.
3 Their best hope was to keep the ancient enemy smug and complacent.
4 And if you're from anywhere else in Europe, don't be too smug .
5 There were no words to express his disgust at her smug superiority.
1 He left to catch the train to Carpledon in a self - satisfied mind.
2 He arrived at Maisons in the most cheerful, self - satisfied frame of mind.
3 Solonet remained therefore in a self - satisfied condition of hope and becoming respect.
4 And he smiled in a sly self - satisfied way at his pious pun.
5 Sacha Baron Cohen's latest send-up is funny if a bit too self - satisfied .
1 In practice doubtless I should be as self - complacent as any other man.
2 His self - complacent reflections were cut short by the entrance of his daughter.
3 It was self - complacent , yet there was small apparent ground for such complacence.
4 The effect of this was to make me anything but self - complacent .
5 I recognised him at once by his corpulency and self - complacent air.
1 The market in short is complacent , with a good bit of cynicism.
2 That's a good sign but we're certainly not going to be complacent .
3 The government is worried New Zealanders are becoming complacent about the virus.
4 Police Assistant Commissioner Richard Chambers says it's important people don't get complacent .
5 Unfortunately, it is easy to become complacent by measuring the wrong things.
6 We don't have time to be complacent , Madonna said in a statement.
7 Their best hope was to keep the ancient enemy smug and complacent .
8 We were initially complacent but soon realised the scale of the challenge.
9 He shocked the family to its odiously complacent core by growing Tranquillity.
10 Many politicians tend to become complacent in their seats over the years.
11 We also got complacent with how static the whole situation had become.
12 Kathleen Beck would be no help: her daughters were willowy, complacent things.
13 She urged people who had not yet voted not to be complacent .
14 As well ask a tiger why he was complacent about his prey.
15 Despite the polls, Mr Obama yesterday again warned supporters against becoming complacent .
16 Once you get respected the danger is you're going to become complacent .
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