pridefulness
noun
Examples of prideful in a Sentence
prideful intellectuals long considered rock music unworthy of serious study
at the wedding the prideful snobs ignored their poor relations
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Employees tend to react negatively when engaging with prideful leaders, and feeling ignored can impact loyalty, engagement and productivity.
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Richard Polak, Forbes.com, 7 May 2025
As this lunar phase takes place in Leo — one of the most expressive and prideful in the zodiac — the energy really cranks up.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 2 May 2025
In the novel, the moneyed and prideful Darcy’s aloofness betrays his uncertainty over whether to consort with those of lower station and lesser breeding.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 18 Apr. 2025
This is a prideful team that knows it was dealt a bad hand this year.
—Colton Pouncy, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
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Richard Polak, Forbes.com, 7 May 2025
As this lunar phase takes place in Leo — one of the most expressive and prideful in the zodiac — the energy really cranks up.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 2 May 2025
In the novel, the moneyed and prideful Darcy’s aloofness betrays his uncertainty over whether to consort with those of lower station and lesser breeding.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 18 Apr. 2025
This is a prideful team that knows it was dealt a bad hand this year.
—Colton Pouncy, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
See All Example Sentences for prideful
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“Prideful.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prideful. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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