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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The buildings that housed a prideful labor force are vandalized, colonized by squatters or boarded up.
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Mery Mogollón, Los Angeles Times, 15 Feb. 2026
When Harper lays out the fund’s findings about Tender in an explosive speech at a financial conference, the camera pans to a prideful Eric, beaming and nearly paternal in his freudenfreude.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 15 Feb. 2026
Even though the Lions went to Chicago already eliminated from the postseason, Campbell came away with confirmation that the franchise has prideful players.
—CBS News, 5 Jan. 2026
As someone who has a prideful demeanor, this can be challenging.
—Lisa Stardust, Refinery29, 26 Dec. 2025
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Mery Mogollón, Los Angeles Times, 15 Feb. 2026
When Harper lays out the fund’s findings about Tender in an explosive speech at a financial conference, the camera pans to a prideful Eric, beaming and nearly paternal in his freudenfreude.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 15 Feb. 2026
Even though the Lions went to Chicago already eliminated from the postseason, Campbell came away with confirmation that the franchise has prideful players.
—CBS News, 5 Jan. 2026
As someone who has a prideful demeanor, this can be challenging.
—Lisa Stardust, Refinery29, 26 Dec. 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 20 Feb. 2026.
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