How to Use cocky in a Sentence

cocky

adjective
Definition of cockynext
Synonyms for cockynext
  • Don't get too cocky about your chances of getting the job.
  • That’s a crazily cocky thing to say in the best of times.
    — Ann Killion, San Francisco Chronicle, 16 Feb. 2023
  • Gene—now even more of a cocky crook than Saul 2.0—doesn’t just take his time.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes, 9 Aug. 2022
  • Despite the fuss made over him, Tatum was not cocky or brash.
    — Adam Himmelsbach, BostonGlobe.com, 20 Apr. 2018
  • Greene was pleased with himself, but not in a cocky way.
    — Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer, 3 Mar. 2021
  • Kane, the first pick in the 2007 draft, was the cocky future superstar.
    — Phil Thompson, Chicago Tribune, 18 Dec. 2022
  • Nicklaus looked lumpy and came across as equal parts cocky and grumpy.
    — Dale Robertson Staff Writer, San Antonio Express-News, 11 June 2018
  • Velasco told the agents that Mays was cocky and talked too much.
    — Megan Rose, ProPublica, 23 Sep. 2022
  • The Beavers were either too proud or too cocky to respect that fact.
    — Joseph Goodman | Jgoodman@al.com, al, 14 June 2022
  • And not to be cocky here, but my name came up a lot, and also Cameron's name came up a lot.
    — Dalton Ross, EW.com, 29 Sep. 2023
  • Butt-Head still manages to be cocky even when he gets shut down time and time again.
    — Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 2022
  • Maryland crabs aren't a dime a dozen, and the cocky little pinchers know it.
    — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 25 July 2023
  • The cocky Red Sox failed to prepare in Florida and got off to an abysmal start.
    — Dan Shaughnessy, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Jan. 2020
  • Bruce comes off as cocky in the film, and the fight includes one moment where Cliff throws him into a car.
    — Zack Sharf, Variety, 26 Oct. 2023
  • The Chiefs seem very cocky at the moment, as evidenced by Matt Miller's piece here.
    — Sam Mellinger, kansascity, 5 June 2018
  • Pete Rose was a 22-year-old rookie, the cocky Cincinnati kid with a crew cut.
    — Ben Walker, Star Tribune, 3 Oct. 2020
  • Bogner said that Spellings got a little too cocky in the dugout between the fourth and fifth innings.
    — Mike Hutton, chicagotribune.com, 2 May 2018
  • Her dream man is confident but not cocky and will look at her as his equal in all things...
    — Marie Claire, 21 June 2021
  • The plot's logic is subservient to its star's cocky charisma.
    — Tom Gliatto, Peoplemag, 14 Dec. 2022
  • Frozen with dread, the churchmen heard how a cocky Niemöller had promised that everything would be fine.
    — Doris Bergen, WSJ, 7 Dec. 2018
  • Don't get too cocky, as your latest success may have been more luck than skill.
    — Magi Helena, oregonlive, 20 Jan. 2020
  • Tom Cruise is back as the ultra-gifted, but super cocky Capt.
    — Ryan Parker, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Mar. 2022
  • Reading the poa annua greens here is like reading your wife’s mind — Don’t get too cocky, pal.
    — Scott Ostler, San Francisco Chronicle, 10 Feb. 2018
  • The much bigger, stronger Jax is favored by fans over the arrogant, cocky Miss Bliss.
    — Jim Varsallone, miamiherald, 4 May 2018
  • The 29-year-old plays Alfie, a cocky, charming Londoner who's moved to Paris for work.
    — Christopher Rosa, Glamour, 22 Dec. 2021
  • On her soccer team, she was known for being cocky – but with good reason.
    — Ryan Lenora Brown, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 Apr. 2020
  • Rick was cocky, and thought the outpost was the entire size of the Savior force, but learned the hard way that wasn’t true, and lost countless friends as result.
    — Paul Tassi, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2021
  • The fact is, Democrats got way too cocky over the past year, and especially since Biden stumbled into the White House.
    — Fox News Staff, Fox News, 4 May 2021
  • Then there’s Renée Patrone’s style — not cocky, more like an aversion to saying no.
    — Diane Mastrull, Philly.com, 12 Apr. 2018
  • The Celtics were defending champions, and were, well, just plain cocky, no one more than Bird.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 2 May 2021

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