Sentence examples for a twinge of pride from inspiring English sources

They also note with a twinge of pride that Mr Mugabe has squandered a beneficent colonial economic legacy.

His actions prompted a twinge of pride in Londoners, who identified with the desire to hang on to a pint at all costs.

With anti-Islamic prejudice a continuing problem, it seems provocative to offer a character with a Muslim upbringing who reveals vestigial racism, anti-Semitism and a twinge of pride regarding terrorist attacks.

I started it before Pope Francis mentioned Day in his speech to Congress — a fact I'm mentioning here out of a twinge of pride, although reading a book called "The Long Loneliness" on the train can be a miniature lesson in the "poverty of spirit" that carried Day through the "tireless work" that the Pope mentioned.

When he told me that "lots of people have called [him] a hipster," it was with a gentle laugh, perhaps even a twinge of pride.

You feel a little twinge of pride, and turn to see if Brian is impressed.

And I can't deny the twinge of pride I felt each time the smiley face appeared – perhaps the age of the adult star chart really is upon us.

A winner on a cooking show on the Food Network, a congressional candidate in Kansas, a new appointee to some team on the White House -- it does not matter, there is always that twinge of pride.

She felt a twinge of envy.

Still, a twinge of doubt set in.

I feel a twinge of revulsion.