How to Use arrogant in a Sentence

arrogant

adjective

• She's first in her class, but she's not arrogant about it.
• He is described by those who know him as intelligent, and sometimes arrogant.
  — Katy Moeller, idahostatesman, 4 June 2018
• The much bigger, stronger Jax is favored by fans over the arrogant, cocky Miss Bliss.
  — Jim Varsallone, miamiherald, 4 May 2018
• His energy is arrogant and abrasive, and his young children appear both embarrassed and afraid.
  — Aliza Kelly Faragher, Allure, 2 July 2018
• Fellow Arabs often deride Saudis as rich, lazy and arrogant.
  — The Economist, 23 June 2018
• Often your leading scorer is egotistical and arrogant and Mairead is the antithesis of that.
  — Steve Millar, Daily Southtown, 13 June 2018
• The word cocky is beloved among certain romance novelists, both for its suggestion of arrogant, alpha-male heroes and for its euphemistic potential.
  — Constance Grady, Vox, 15 May 2018
• Since joining the show, Radziwill has been called boring and arrogant and operating above the drama, among other expletives and falsehoods.
  — refinery29.com, 11 June 2018
• Nauru described Morris's statement as arrogant and disrespectful and said press freedom had not been restricted.
  — Rod McGuirk, Fox News, 4 July 2018
• Deadpool is Deadpool, however, and his arrogant bravado is able to turn even the simplest mission into a complete and utter disaster.
  — Bryan Bishop, The Verge, 15 May 2018
• Nick’s main contact is Bashir (played by Fajer Kaisi), a well-educated, arrogant radical who helps the banker trade stocks from the confines of the cell.
  — Christopher Arnott, courant.com, 1 June 2018
• Solo leans into that rollicking atmosphere, making no illusions about the fact that this is a heist caper/origin story about one of pop culture's most arrogant, stubborn, lovable bad boys.
  — refinery29.com, 15 May 2018
• This is not the time to be anything close to arrogant or picky.
  — Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 3 Aug. 2023
• But Mr Xi has called it arrogant and out of touch and closed down its school.
  — The Economist, 26 Oct. 2017
• First of all, that’s what an arrogant statement that is to make.
  — Jenelle Riley, Variety, 24 July 2023
• Her Madame Curie is bold—even arrogant—and not afraid to speak her mind.
  — Cristine Russell, Scientific American, 9 Aug. 2020
• Holding the draft in three weeks is even more arrogant.
  — Ann Killion, SFChronicle.com, 30 Mar. 2020
• Having fun, man, and don’t come here and be arrogant with it.
  — Mark Inabinett | [e-mail], al, 29 Aug. 2020
• So the most important thing now is to not get arrogant about it.
  — Dave Kallmann, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 6 Dec. 2019
• And this was what Chris thought about Mark: a real arrogant, smart-ass punk.
  — Michelle Slatalla and Joshua Quittner, WIRED, 1 Dec. 1994
• This is Cruise at his most Cruise-iest, coiled, sure and arrogant, teeth gleaming in the sunshine.
  — Mark Kennedy, Chron, 12 May 2022
• The king of France assumes an arrogant pose, with his left hand on his hip to expose his sword.
  — Kate C. Lemay, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 July 2023
• That the arrogant Fleischman doesn’t take to the place – even as the town populace (or most of it) takes to him – is the stuff of which TV shows are made.
  — Gary Levin, USA TODAY, 11 July 2020
• Hubris is still the provenance of the arrogant assumption.
  — Neil Senturia, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Jan. 2024
• Sometimes that might seem arrogant to some people but that's just the way I was brought up.
  — Morgan Korn, ABC News, 5 May 2023
• Their fans chests were puffed out and their voices as arrogant...
  — oregonlive, 30 Nov. 2020
• As a result, the players have been branded as brash and even arrogant.
  — Anne M. Peterson, baltimoresun.com, 4 July 2019
• In the 26½ years since the third movie was released, the Mighty Ducks have become an elite, arrogant powerhouse.
  — Scott D. Pierce, The Salt Lake Tribune, 25 Mar. 2021
• Ryan McKeown has all the makings of a classic Below Deck chef: super talented, super hard-working and super arrogant.
  — Dave Quinn, Peoplemag, 25 July 2024
• Yet, in far too many cases, the financial regulatory agencies that are supposed to be our useful servants have become arrogant masters.
  — Richard Morrison, National Review, 9 Sep. 2024

Last Updated: 4 Nov 2024