justifiable pride

Frequency: 5.54.2 per million words

Indicates that the pride is well-deserved and reasonable.

prideADJECTIVE + pride

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justifiable

Examples (10)

  • She took justifiable pride in her son's achievements.
  • The team felt a sense of justifiable pride after winning the championship against all odds.
  • As an artist, he has justifiable pride in his meticulously crafted sculptures.
  • The community's successful fundraising campaign for the new library was a source of justifiable pride.
  • Justifiable pride is what you feel when your hard work finally pays off.
  • After years of study, her graduation with top honors filled her with justifiable pride.
  • The company takes justifiable pride in its commitment to environmental sustainability.
  • The scientist's discovery is a matter of justifiable pride for the entire research institute.
  • His arrogance was not justifiable pride; it was based on nothing but ego.
  • The nation still looks back on that incredible feat of engineering with justifiable pride.