pridefulness
noun
Examples of prideful in a Sentence
prideful intellectuals long considered rock music unworthy of serious study
at the wedding the prideful snobs ignored their poor relations
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There was no backlash to Ceferin’s words, no prideful defensiveness.
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James Horncastle, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
Our elderly are hurting & too prideful to say anything.
—Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
He was too hurt to go, and probably too prideful.
—Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2025
For the Connecticut Sun and its fans, the past is prideful, the future is murky.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 18 Aug. 2025
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James Horncastle, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
Our elderly are hurting & too prideful to say anything.
—Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
He was too hurt to go, and probably too prideful.
—Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2025
For the Connecticut Sun and its fans, the past is prideful, the future is murky.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 18 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for prideful
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“Prideful.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prideful. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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