How to Use complacency in a Sentence

complacency

noun

• The public was lulled into complacency.
• But that was not done, simply because there was a sense of complacency.
  — Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2021
• The complacency and inconsistent enforcement of late are a big part of the reason the virus is still spreading at such a high rate.
  — Chris Morris, Fortune, 12 Apr. 2021
• That's led experts to worry that a combination of spring break and complacency could lead to a fourth wave of infections around the country.
  — USA Today, 31 Mar. 2021
• This step is essential in the fight against complacency and anxiety in order to develop a sense of regaining control.
  — Luc-Christophe Guillerm, Scientific American, 16 Apr. 2021
• New variants are also a reminder that world leaders can’t be lulled into complacency, even as their nations’ vaccination levels rise.
  — Gregory Barber, Wired, 9 Apr. 2021
• Part of this can be attributed to a complacency borne out of the belief that as a matter of course, foolish young liberals will transform into wise old conservatives.
  — Isaac Schorr, National Review, 14 Apr. 2021
• But even the best-performing individuals need guidance to avoid complacency, continue growing, and reach new heights.
  — Ruth Gotian andy Lopata, Harvard Business Review, 19 Aug. 2024
• Even more, er, fascinating is that such anodyne language can be used to describe a filmmaker who has always been determined to jolt the viewer out of any sense of complacency.
  — Chris Vognar, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2024
• Kerr’s first five seasons with the Warriors were largely about fostering a joyful locker-room ethos, managing egos and guarding against complacency.
  — Connor Letourneau, San Francisco Chronicle, 6 Apr. 2021
• The government suffers from complacency and corruption.
  — Time, 14 Apr. 2021
• Real Madrid’s situation is not quite as perilous, but here, too, are the telltale signs of institutional complacency and endemic drift.
  — New York Times, 9 Apr. 2021
• This isn’t a time for complacency and the faith that a bad performance fades on its own.
  — Tal Axelrod, ABC News, 28 June 2024
• The second set of eyes gets better, and the risk of complacency also goes up.
  — Brad Templeton, Forbes, 21 June 2022
• The indictment of Sun shows, once again, the risks of such complacency.
  — The Editors, National Review, 5 Sep. 2024
• But shrugging it off is not the same thing as complacency.
  — Maren Estrada, BGR, 12 Dec. 2022
• Stage four Years six to 10 are what the Spencer Stuart researchers call the complacency trap.
  — Geoff Colvin, Fortune, 30 May 2024
• This is not a time for complacency: A lot is riding on what the next City Council will do.
  — Editorial Board, Star Tribune, 15 June 2021
• As the rain lessens in Vermont, Scott cautioned against a false sense of complacency.
  — Nouran Salahieh, CNN, 11 July 2023
• World events played a part in the expansion of the office, but so did complacency.
  — New York Times, 24 June 2021
• Given the stakes, complacency is a greater risk than alarmism.
  — Graham Allison, Foreign Affairs, 10 June 2024
• Harrell said his goal now is not to let complacency set in.
  — Ben Thomas | [e-mail], al, 4 July 2021
• These emotions are meant to shake us out of complacency, to sound the alarm to the very real crisis before us.
  — Rosanna Xia, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2024
• But stability can bring complacency, which seems to be a big part of what The Acolyte is about.
  — Noel Murray, Vulture, 4 June 2024
• But there is also a risk of complacency if board members stay in place too long.
  — Stuart Jackson, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2022
• But while their stories should give us hope, they can’t be cause for complacency.
  — Tom Steyer, Fortune, 28 May 2024
• Parsons, speaking at a news conference, said there was no room for complacency in the wake of the Olympics.
  — Arkansas Online, 19 Aug. 2021
• And is there a complacency issue that Trump has to worry about?
  — Nbc Universal, NBC News, 14 Jan. 2024
• But what’s essential is to keep people out of harm’s way and to keep them from complacency.
  — Matt Simon, WIRED, 27 Dec. 2023
• If there’s a sense of urgency around the team it has been well hidden under a cloak of complacency.
  — Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2023

Last Updated: 24 Nov 2024