prideful intellectuals long considered rock music unworthy of serious study
at the wedding the prideful snobs ignored their poor relations
Recent Examples on the WebNot every wrestler found themselves with such prideful elation.—Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 3 Mar. 2024 Consumed by grief, despondent and prideful, the driver is easy prey for Tongai leader, The Horse (Zackary Momo) and his siblings, Zenzo (Ivan Mbakop) and Shamiso (Bonnie Mbuli).—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 31 Mar. 2024 Mercedes-Benz once had a stronghold in the marketplace, with its signature prideful ride quality.—James Raia, The Mercury News, 3 Mar. 2024 In fact, porcine lovers who travel outside of the boudin capitals of Louisiana and southeast Texas might be met with disappointment, because availability is often limited to Acadiana and The Golden Triangle, proving that boudin is intentionally pandered and sold to prideful locals.—Michelle Darrisaw, Southern Living, 20 Feb. 2024 At the same time, victory can lead to prideful triumphalism that in its own way can distort what lies ahead.—Ronald Suny, The Conversation, 3 Oct. 2023 The camera panned to Beyoncé prideful smile upon her arrival.—oregonlive, 16 Sep. 2023 At Adam’s urging, the household takes in his new classmate, Chloe (Kylie Rogers), her prideful dad (Josh Hamilton) and resentful big brother (Michael Gandolfini), who had been living in their car, unable to find employment under the new regime.—Michael Rechtshaffen, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2023 Thirteen months into Russia’s full-scale invasion, Ukrainians who are too sick or too prideful to have evacuated from the combat zone remain in grave danger, creating an urgent need for someone to come in, listen to their problems and persuade them to go.—Anastacia Galouchka, Washington Post, 16 Mar. 2023
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