conceited

How To Use conceited In A Sentence

• “But suppose, Maggie, —suppose it was a man who was not conceited, who felt he had nothing to be conceited about; who had been marked from childhood for a peculiar kind of suffering, and to whom you were the day-star of his life; who loved you, worshipped you, so entirely that he felt it happiness enough for him if you would let him see you at rare moments——”15 IV. Another Love-Scene. Book V—Wheat and Tares
• At work, you can talk confidently without seeming conceited. The Sun
• They hated that conceited, self-satisfied creature.
• I am not what you call conceited enough for that, but I would like to believe that I might have a kind word or two on my own account. Jeanne of the Marshes
• The word "conceited" has been used to describe him. Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph
• He was too conceited to realize the great fortune that had befallen him, but smart enough to cherish Kitty. IN A STRANGE CITY
• A little time to carry on this intrigue with the Frank, when possibly, by the assistance of this gallant, Alexius shall exchange the crown for a cloister, or a still narrower abode; and then, Agelastes, thou deservest to be blotted from the roll of philosophers, if thou canst not push out of the throne the conceited and luxurious Caesar, and reign in his stead, a second Marcus Count Robert of Paris
• Your willpower is strong, you have a deeper belief in your abilities and can talk confidently without seeming at all conceited. The Sun
• In all you do, you are confident without seeming conceited. The Sun
• I then had a low opinion of myself yet I was too proud and conceited to accept any criticism. AN UNLIKELY COUNTESS: Lily Budge and the 13th Earl of Galloway