Sentence examples similar to Overweening nincompoop from inspiring English sources

Here, we meant "overweening".

His vanity was overweening.

Self-deception, overweening vanity, misogyny.

Mr. Shyamalan generally torpedoes his movies with overweening self-seriousness.

Perhaps overweening vanity has run its course for the moment.

"Some sort of" — hand flap — "overweening pride, I suppose?

The pedagogical impulse can get a bit overweening.

In other words: beware of overweening Vice-Presidents.

In the face of overweening globalisation, to destroy the twin towers was the only response.

Of his overweening professional self-esteem ("Everyone knows me") and feelings of unattractiveness.

Recently this has meant local-content requirements, subsidised fuel and electricity, and overweening regulation.