Overconfidence in a sentence

At the end of the day, the loss to the Saints is most likely the result of a combination of overconfidence and the absence of their MVP quarterback.

One of Casey's faults is his overconfidence, evidenced by taking on Dai Shi alone.

She also shared an anecdote to demonstrate Mr Hancock’s “overconfidence”, saying that he adopted a cricket batsman’s position after trying to comfort him in April 2020.

Success with simpler engineering challenges sometimes lulls us into overconfidence.

And overconfidence leads to complacency, and I think that they are a lot of potential vulnerabilities that are not yet exposed.

Engonga’s actions reflect an overconfidence in his perceived immunity, a dangerous miscalculation of the limits of his power.

Notably, some positive events can lead to overconfidence, which could take the form of being overly optimistic about the extent of one's abilitiesoverestimating the accuracy of one's own beliefs.

The mood in Milwaukee was ebullient, so much so that one Republican governor warned of overconfidence.

Another scale, 'supernatural overconfidence', assessed belief in 'one's own paranormal powers' and included some highly far-fetched statements.

Although millennials are most informed, they also get caught in scams because of overconfidence, which makes them less likely to do their due diligence and thoroughly read through documents.

Beyond a certain point confidence steers into the hazardous and chaotic waters of overconfidence.

But Democrats who know the region best are warning against overconfidence and suggesting the leftward lurch from some candidates could alienate the region’s working-class voters.

Indeed, they enjoyed strategic surprise, crushing numerical superiority, a simultaneous two-front attack, and the complacent overconfidence of their enemy.

Intellectual overconfidence in policymaking, characterized by a know-it-all and know-it-best mindset, can lead to an overly-prescriptive solution, which may or may not work in reality.

Labor’s overconfidence in itself shone onto every electronic device we have.

Of course, overconfidence could be Valentin’s downfall if he’s not careful!

On a recent trip to Mauritius, my overconfidence with a quad bike meant I took a sharp turn badly and fell off the bike.

The Overconfidence of opposition leaders undermining electorates’ wisdom will not go unpunished in the 2019 elections,” he said.

They measured male CEOs’ overconfidence by their willingness to hold onto their company’s stock when they’d be better off exercising.

This unmerited overconfidence, they found, was interpreted by strangers as competence.