dented pride

Examples (20)

• The unexpected loss left the champion with nothing more than dented pride.
• His unexpected loss in the chess tournament dented his pride.
• After the critical review, he was left nursing his dented pride.
• The public criticism from her supervisor severely dented her pride.
• She walked away with dented pride after he rejected her proposal.
• After the play was rejected, she tried to conceal her dented pride.
• The company's failure to secure the contract resulted in seriously dented pride for the CEO.
• Failing the driving test for the third time really dented his pride as a confident driver.
• Is it just a case of dented pride, or is there a real issue here?
• The team's humiliating defeat left them with deeply dented pride.
• He tried to hide his dented pride behind a confident smile.
• Despite her dented pride, she offered a gracious congratulations to her rival.
• Getting a lower grade than expected was a matter of dented pride for the top student.
• A minor technical glitch during his presentation was enough to dent his pride.
• Her dented pride was more painful than the actual mistake she made.
• He walked away from the negotiation with his pride slightly dented, but not broken.
• With his dented pride, he found it difficult to face his teammates the next day.
• The newspaper article highlighting their failures dented the politician's pride.
• Don't worry about him; he's just sulking because of his dented pride.
• Having to admit he was wrong dented his intellectual pride more than he cared to admit.