Sentence examples for intellectual swagger from inspiring English sources
Both in fiction and out, Brodkey had a quality of quasi-sexual intellectual swagger.
His sinewy naturalistic style would have lent itself to Lecter's broad-shouldered intellectual swagger, but he lost interest, and Mr. Demme ended up making the film, with his own brand of self-aware, sympathetic Grand Guignol.
Mr Castañeda has swagger and intellectual verve, but few of the other usual attributes of presidential candidates such as a political party, staff and lots of money.
Then again maybe it's the swagger associated with an intellectual attitude marked by the same characteristics.
He showed a level of intellectual and rhetorical confidence — or, perhaps, unearned swagger — that lifted Greek hearts and infuriated Northern European politicians.
Vance is also the opposite of Bannon in that he displays modesty and intellectual curiosity, while Bannon displays a know-nothing swagger.
But he hasnt lost his presence or his intellectual vitality, and he still comes as close to swaggering as is possible for a short, 81-year-old man who leans on two canes.
Adopt this wonderful model that we've got.' " The swaggering hubris of the time gained widespread intellectual legitimacy with the publication of Francis Fukuyama's essay The End of History, in 1989.
Its editorial argued that Gove gives the Brexiteers "intellectual heft" to the out campaign while Johnson lends it "swagger".
Media gatekeepers have swooned for intellectuals from the right who bring a dash of erudition and contrarian swagger.
His manicured, swaggering persona is a rebuke to the rumpled archetype of the Chinese intellectual, and owes equal debts to Kerouac and Timberlake.
