Sentence examples for bordering on hubris from inspiring English sources
It is certain to increase pressure on a man who is widely resented in the Foreign Ministry for a perceived arrogance bordering on hubris.
Their harsh characterization of the field was challenged by Democrats and independent observers as bluster, though it seems to have fed confidence bordering on hubris in Mr. Bush's camp when polls might suggest reason for worry.
He can put together a good cheese plate, and in an act bordering on hubris, Artisanal makes all of its 140 or so wines available by the glass, so no cheese need be eaten without the mathematically precise wine pairing.
The tragic hero, having gained great power, would get greedy (koros), grow over-confident to the point of overwhelming arrogance bordering on moral blindness (hubris), go mad with power (ate), and then get brought low (nemesis).
Yet mixed up with his vague sense of God-given power and obligation was a strong strand of regal hubris, bordering on self pity.
The 68th secretary of state had by then already acquired a reputation for grandiose speeches; privately, some diplomats began asserting that his self-belief could border on hubris.
They never get it right, up or down, but I like the effort which borders on hubris.
This is bordering on abuse.
We are bordering on insanity".
This song is sincere, bordering on corny.
