Sentence examples for with excessive pride from inspiring English sources

And of course there's a reason why it's one of the seven deadly sins, because with excessive pride comes blindness.

Three years after the victory, the May 9th holiday was made an ordinary work day — Stalin was concerned that too much celebration would imbue veterans with excessive pride and feelings of independence.

The year after her arrival, she involved herself personally in the redesign of the firm's iconic logo, unveiling the underwhelming result with excessive pride.

Braggadocious = Boastful; speaking with exaggeration and excessive pride, especially about oneself.

Aphorisms link the present reality with the mythic narrative and repeatedly stress the dangers of excessive pride in achievement.

In this place, I couldn't help but think that excessive pride is sinful, so I tried not to be too pleased with myself.

"Excessive pride or self-confidence".

Excessive pride, I believe, is the fundamental problem.

4) They express excessive pride over being on the board.

TEXANS have always possessed an uncommon (to other Americans, downright excessive) pride in their state.

Wiertz, who compared himself to Rubens, admitted that some accused him of excessive pride.