Sentence examples for over pride from inspiring English sources

"over pride" is a perfectly correct and usable phrase in written English.
It typically means to be excessively proud or vain. For example, "The downfall of the pharaoh was due to his over pride and refusal to heed the warnings of his advisors."

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But it does little good to argue over "pride of place".

In the decades-old confrontation between the two Koreas, even a matter of protocol can escalate into a highly delicate struggle over pride.

Milk ends in its hero's martyrdom, while our knowledge of the unions' defeat and the advent of Aids casts a shadow over Pride.

You'd think that somebody so skilled in the use of a Tommy gun -- it faded in popularity because the recoil made it hard to aim, among other reasons -- would occasionally sport a grin over pride of marksmanship.

But it is too soon to conclude that this reflects a new priority for human life over pride and secrecy.As with the Kursk, the authorities issued contradictory information: this time, about how much air the men had left, and about exactly what had entangled their mini-sub (a combination of fishing nets and a surveillance system, it seems).

The Red Sox took a 1-0 lead in the first on Walker's bloop single to center and Manny Ramirez's double over Pride's head in right.

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If a new cohort of males is able to take over a pride, they will seek to kill young cubs sired by their predecessors.

One of Cecil the lion's cubs has reportedly been killed by a rival lion looking to take over the pride and mate with the group's three lionesses.

When a male takes over a pride, he often kills all the cubs.

Clough, who has steered the Rams to fourth spot in the Championship this season, took over at Pride Park in January 2009.

"When a lion takes over a pride he enslaves all the lionesses and then kills all their offspring.

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