Sentences with phrase «with smug satisfaction»

She would then affix copies of the headline to several pigeons and send them off with smug satisfaction.

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.

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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 Cronocrímenes), 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.

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).

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.