prideful intellectuals long considered rock music unworthy of serious study
at the wedding the prideful snobs ignored their poor relations
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Ego Alley is a narrow waterway, bounded by shops, where prideful boat owners show off their pricey vessels by slowly navigating past onlookers enjoying ice cream, drinks or just some afternoon sun.—Charles Babington, New York Times, 21 May 2025 Employees tend to react negatively when engaging with prideful leaders, and feeling ignored can impact loyalty, engagement and productivity.—Richard Polak, Forbes.com, 7 May 2025 As this lunar phase takes place in Leo — one of the most expressive and prideful in the zodiac — the energy really cranks up.—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 2 May 2025 In the novel, the moneyed and prideful Darcy’s aloofness betrays his uncertainty over whether to consort with those of lower station and lesser breeding.—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 18 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for prideful
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