Other Words from swagger

Verb

swaggerer \ ˈswa-gər-ər

\ noun

swaggeringly \ ˈswa-g(ə-)riŋ-lē

\ adverb

Examples of swagger in a Sentence

Verb He copped a plea, ratted out a dozen no-neck pals and swaggered off to prison, leaving South Beach temporarily without a pied piper. — Carl Hiaasen, New York Times Book Review, 22 Feb. 2009 So it is a fight rather than an argument, really—a fight over complexity versus ease, a fight that mostly mimics gang war, which is not so much a vigorous instance of manly bloodletting (though it is that too) as a dustup over prestige: who has the prior right to swagger in public. — Cynthia Ozick, Harper's, April 2007 Sometimes he sauntered through the streets of the old town. He looked with awe at the students of the corps, their cheeks gashed and red, who swaggered about in their coloured caps. — W. Somerset Maugham, Of Human Bondage, 1915 I, too, would swagger if I'd won first place in the bowling tournament. hoping to impress the women at the bar, the young man confidently swaggered across the room Noun He limps with a noticeable swagger, flamboyantly waving his cane, semi-ironically mimicking the rap stars who are now his peers. — Matt Diehl, Spin, September 2008 He greeted me with the swagger he's learned since he became a fighter pilot, smiling, his blue eyes glowing. — Matthew Klam, Harper's, February 1999 What a hero Tom was become, now! He did not go skipping and prancing, but moved with a dignified swagger as became a pirate who felt that the public eye was on him. — Mark Twain, Tom Sawyer, 1876 He has a swagger that annoys some of his teammates. See More

Recent Examples on the Web: Verb So cocksure are they, even their hair seems to swagger. — San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 May 2022 The seventh-seeded Knights earned some right to swagger into this game with a 69-52 victory over Florida on Saturday, the program’s first win over the Gators after 26 losses. — Dom Amore, courant.com, 20 Mar. 2022 One shot after another, one opportunity after another exploited, the Bears looked like the team most expected to swagger through Dickies Arena and advance. — New York Times, 19 Mar. 2022 No politician in history, though, has managed to swagger through an entire term in office. — Eric Lach, The New Yorker, 8 Jan. 2022 One team is going to swagger out of the three-game Bay Bridge Series in Oakland, and the other team is going to stagger out of it. — Scott Ostler, San Francisco Chronicle, 19 Aug. 2021 Bo Nix had every reason to swagger into his freshman season at Auburn. — Tom Green | Tgreen@al.com, al, 14 Sep. 2020 Their bodies firm up and swagger into a ritualistic circle of savagery. — Michelle Weber, Longreads, 10 Aug. 2020 Any could soon find a confident twentysomething swaggering into their quarterback room. — Nate Davis, USA TODAY, 26 Apr. 2018 Recent Examples on the Web: Noun One of the coolest things about pro sports is watching a guy swagger in, in an incredible look, is kind of awesome. — Matt Brennantelevision Editor, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2022 Paired with matching trousers, a satin scarf, and brushed leather boots, the combination had all the king’s swagger and none of the rhinestones. — Janelle Okwodu, Vogue, 6 May 2022 The 15-track, 45-minute album highlights Mr. Harlow’s humor and swagger. — Neil Shah, WSJ, 6 May 2022 Slick, sociable, never at a loss for a quip, and retaining an innate cowboy swagger deep in the DNA inherited from his Nogales, Arizona, cattle-rancher father, Baffert cut a winning, handsome figure at racetracks across the country. — Guy Martin, Forbes, 1 May 2022 While Gill didn't make it to Hollywood, Hardy took his golden ticket all the way to victory, winning over fans young and old with his throwback song choices and Elvis Presley-like swagger. — Greg Hilburn, USA TODAY, 29 Apr. 2022 The boxing titles Roemer had won at the University of Notre Dame and as a Marine gave him the swagger to stand toe-to-toe with Capone’s successors, when the opportunity occurred. — Ron Grossman, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2022 Comes in with the same personality, the same swagger. — Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al, 26 Apr. 2022 Enter Allen's Mooney, a dapper young stranger up from London whose big-city swagger contains a strange, hard edge. — Leah Greenblatt, EW.com, 22 Apr. 2022 See More

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