feel smug

Frequency: 7.815.2 per million words

To experience a feeling of being overly self-satisfied.

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Examples (10)

  • After solving the complex puzzle, she couldn't help but feel smug.
  • He tends to feel smug whenever he outperforms his colleagues.
  • Don't feel too smug about your victory; the next challenge awaits.
  • She started to feel slightly smug after receiving all the praise.
  • If you always win, it's easy to feel a bit smug.
  • The politician seemed to feel smug about his clever response.
  • I try not to feel smug, even when my predictions turn out to be correct.
  • Why does he always feel so smug after winning a trivial argument?
  • Having mastered the new skill, the student allowed himself to feel genuinely smug.
  • It's unhealthy to constantly feel smug about your own superiority.