The phrase "a man of pride" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
You can use it when you want to express a strong sense of self-esteem or confidence, such as in the sentence: "He was a man of pride and never gave up when the odds were against him."
The psychiatrist said he was "a man of pride" who felt he had been "abused and violated".
William Dorrit, played magnificently by Tom Courtenay, is the title heroine's father, a man of pride and breeding who has spent more than 20 years in the infamous Marshalsea debtors' prison for unpaid bills he cannot remember, let alone ever repay, while wealthier, better-connected cheats and fat cats elude creditors in government sinecures, private clubs and villas overseas — too fat to fail.
Prokofiev's reply was short and, for a man of such pride in his music, shattering: "I no longer care".
"Wilt the Stilt" was a man of vast pride and Ali's routine chiding of an opponent – which in the light of Haye's performance in Hamburg is made to seem like a source of unending wit and tolerance – might easily sabotage the project.
But reportedly he is also a man of great pride whose overwhelming conviction of the inherent sanctity of the church and the priesthood deafened him to the Second Vatican Council's reminder that the church, "clasping sinners to her bosom,... follows constantly the path of penance and renewal".
So it came about that probably the most gifted businessman of our time, who has earned unprecedented accolades, has also been subjected to embarrassing skepticism". Obviously the shadow of mistrust cast over his achievements nettled a man of Hammer's pride.
Mr. Sullivan writes well about Carlin the comic's comic, a man of vast productivity who took pride in writing his own material.
A man of wisdom, boundless joy, selflessness, and great pride.
Perry is a man of meticulous habit, a super-athlete who prides himself on his sophisticated sense of style.
The minutes he has averaged (28.3) during a late-season run that has kept the Knicks on the margins of the playoff race tell the story of a man whose pride has at times seemed greater than his team's.
