Sentence examples for the complacent from inspiring English sources

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the complacent

adjective

Uncritically satisfied with oneself or one's achievements; smug.

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"God grant not," comes the complacent answer.

Also troubling was the complacent character of historical novels themselves.

His team's greater effort and greater desire defeated the complacent Russians.

When they speak to outsiders, it is in the complacent tone of the Chamber of Commerce.

The complacent theory had always been that the august institution was "too big to fail".

Kat Banyard wants to challenge the complacent notion that parity between the sexes has been achieved.

There was a drivenness to them, something that the complacent Americans had initially mistaken for weakness.

The complacent assumption in European capitals has always been that America would fill any capability gaps.

But this essay has a nice way of tripping up the complacent reader.

Countries which do that with conviction and consistency can leapfrog the complacent.

As at Chesapeake and SandRidge, shareholders are starting to challenge the complacent boardroom status quo.

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