Prided is an English word. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Prided meaning
simple past and past participle of pride
Using Prided
- The main meaning on this page is: simple past and past participle of pride
- In the example corpus, prided often appears in combinations such as: prided itself, prided themselves, always prided.
Context around Prided
- Average sentence length in these examples: 21.2 words
- Position in the sentence: 10 start, 10 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Prided
- In this selection, "prided" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 21.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, long, dawn, liberals, itself, himself and themselves stand out and add context to how "prided" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include has always prided itself on and ago he prided himself on. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "prided" sits close to words such as abm, adsl and adua, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with prided
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Denver’s liberals prided themselves on being a sanctuary city. (10 words)
Before the pandemic, you prided yourself on being super productive. (10 words)
We have long prided ourselves on our progressive stance against tobacco. (11 words)
While Asian countries such as China, South Korea and Israel positioned themselves in the list of the world’s top 10 arms manufacturing nations, India has prided itself of being the world’s top arms importer for years. (38 words)
Our newspaper has always prided itself on its commitment to informing and supporting students, and we believe our publisher should play no part in perpetrating harm against the communities we aim to serve. (33 words)
Just two years ago, he prided himself on having prevented Ben-Gvir from setting the Middle East on fire when he asked that Jews be allowed to pray on the Temple Mount. (32 words)
Example sentences (20)
America has always prided itself on being a strong nation that is not afraid to fight for its wins.
Fougeron said the abuse levelled at the brewery was unwarranted as it prided itself of being welcoming to all.
In the years since, Mr. Biden has prided himself on being a staunch friend of Israel’s.
I prided myself on becoming one of the “lads”, repressing my own antipathy in the process.
Israel has long prided itself on its ability to infiltrate and monitor Islamist groups.
Just two years ago, he prided himself on having prevented Ben-Gvir from setting the Middle East on fire when he asked that Jews be allowed to pray on the Temple Mount.
The young barmaid, who prided herself on her knowledge of English, called a waiter over who graciously led our reader to a door marked WC.
Colorado State athletes have always prided themselves on being hardworking, dedicated individuals.
Dawn prided herself on her steady hand and attention to detail, especially when it came to the intricacy required for lace patterns on biscuits.
Denver’s liberals prided themselves on being a sanctuary city.
For a man who has always prided himself on being in charge and in control, the role of silent, passive defendant did not come easily.
It's funny that a franchise that prided itself on having such an interwoven story now has to assure fans they don't need to watch anything to understand this.
It wasn’t exclusive enough for the chaps who prided themselves on the 911’s legacy.
Mr Athwal has described himself as a "renters' champion", saying he prided himself on being a good landlord who had never evicted a tenant.
Our newspaper has always prided itself on its commitment to informing and supporting students, and we believe our publisher should play no part in perpetrating harm against the communities we aim to serve.
The childcare centres had prided themselves on offering food from commercial kitchens, dinners for children, music rooms, and playgrounds with chickens and vegetable gardens.
The RAC said that for many years Asda “prided itself on selling the cheapest fuel”, often being the first supermarket to cut pump prices.
We have long prided ourselves on our progressive stance against tobacco.
While Asian countries such as China, South Korea and Israel positioned themselves in the list of the world’s top 10 arms manufacturing nations, India has prided itself of being the world’s top arms importer for years.
Before the pandemic, you prided yourself on being super productive.
Common combinations with prided
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: