Sentences with phrase «smug satisfaction in»
However, with power / torque figures shooting sky - ward with each iteration, it's easy to be overwhelmed by complacency and smug satisfaction in one's driving abilities (or lack thereof).
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Manhattan US Attorney Preet Bharara watched with smug satisfaction Thursday as a judge slapped the second of Albany's «three men in a room» with prison time.
I remember feeling a subtle yet smug satisfaction at being able to speak in depth about myself, what I wanted from a partner and posting my favourite pictures of myself.
A smug, grinning Superman with a wavy Elvis haircut, he wallows in self - satisfaction as the residents of Metro City heap glory on him.
by Walter Chaw Timecrimes (Los CronocrÃmenes), Nacho Vigalondo's zero - budget exercise in kitchen - sink quantum metaphysics, doesn't fuck itself with an unearned sense of smug self - satisfaction like Shane Carruth's Primer, but it does prove to be more tantalizing than satisfying.
Embedded in the knowingness of the piece is the notion that we've irrevocably lost something in our post-modern self - awareness: that smug satisfaction allows gaggles of freshmen appreciation classes to giggle at the rear - projection and mattes in Vertigo while losing sight of the fact that the artifice is the message.
There are no complaints about the responsive controls, but even the in - game manual suggests that players: «Don't give up, try again, hang on in there and enjoy the smug satisfaction of eventually unlocking the next level.»
They're burning bridges with former fans in the hopes of maximising returns this fiscal year, and to the smug satisfaction of many, we've just seen EA's share price take a $ 3 billion (yes, with a «b») drop in value as a direct result.
(I found several Zelda Amiibo in a $ 5 bargain bin in Knoxville, TN, the month Breath of the Wild released, some of which were selling on eBay for close to a hundred dollars at the time — much to my smug satisfaction.)
For some, the urge to complete as many of these tasks as possible in a single run through on any of these levels will be strong: scoring big points and smug, personal satisfaction.
These brief loops of bodies in motion are primarily excerpted from recognizable pop culture moments to express emotions like wonder, distrust, bemused curiosity, and smug satisfaction.
As a lawyer who favors WordPerfect, I enjoyed some smug satisfaction reading Future Lawyer Rick Georges» post on a newly discovered flaw in Microsoft Word.