Swagger is an English word with synonyms like strut or prance. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Swagger meaning
- To behave (especially to walk or carry oneself) in a pompous, superior manner.
- To boast or brag noisily; to bluster; to bully.
- To walk with a swaying motion.
Synonyms of Swagger
Using Swagger
- The main meaning on this page is: To behave (especially to walk or carry oneself) in a pompous, superior manner. | To boast or brag noisily; to bluster; to bully. | To walk with a swaying motion.
- Useful related words include: strut, prance, sashay, ruffle.
- In the example corpus, swagger often appears in combinations such as: swagger and, and swagger, the swagger.
Context around Swagger
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 10 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 18 statements, 1 questions, 1 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Swagger
- In this selection, "swagger" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, renewed, masculine, salem, sim, generally and belying stand out and add context to how "swagger" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a masculine swagger that allows and a renewed swagger sim told. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "swagger" sits close to words such as abstain, acrylic and adc, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with swagger
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The sharpshooting guard is playing with swagger and confidence. (9 words)
Here's the essential guide to Swagger's cast and characters. (11 words)
Her powerhouse vocals, provocative swagger and large ensemble all but guaranteed it. (12 words)
The NFC North-rival Detroit Lions represent something the Bears want to become — a young and rugged team with swagger, physical players on both sides of the line and a knack for closing out ballgames. (35 words)
There was also the sight of the opponent celebrating with the defiant swagger Clemson has shown in so many of these moments on the way to seven of the past eight ACC titles. (33 words)
Dre has cut her hair short and goes by “Tony” now, employing a masculine swagger that allows her to act on the desires she’s repressed for so long. (29 words)
Aren’t you walking with that swagger and joie de vivre that signal you’re the master of your fate and the captain of your destiny? (26 words)
Rushing to comment underneath the message, one fan joked with the star: ‘I hope the operation hasn’t affected your swagger! (21 words)
Example sentences (20)
AP’s Jocelyn Noveck put it best: This album is their best new work in decades – tight, focused, full of heart and swagger.
Aren’t you walking with that swagger and joie de vivre that signal you’re the master of your fate and the captain of your destiny?
A Vancouver with a renewed swagger,” Sim told a packed Fairmont Hotel Vancouver ballroom at the Greater Vancouver Board of Trade‘s “state of the city” event Tuesday.
Cleveland contributed to that swagger by packing a layup attempt and talking some trash to the 49er that he blocked.
Dre has cut her hair short and goes by “Tony” now, employing a masculine swagger that allows her to act on the desires she’s repressed for so long.
For all their swagger that has likely been earned through countless victories, it seems as though the events on Gansevor will shake them both to their core.
He may be referring to the home playoff loss to the when he said his team couldn’t always control their swagger.
Here's the essential guide to Swagger's cast and characters.
Here’s to hoping Zombie can capture that Salem swagger more in the future.
Her powerhouse vocals, provocative swagger and large ensemble all but guaranteed it.
I know I’m from another time, but in my day too much “swagger” generally resulted in getting your arse kicked.
In a way that’s refreshing: Men walk behind the camera for the first time with swagger belying their inexperience, which is rarely not annoying.
McGinn reckons Scotland's new-found swagger can help them charge towards Euro 2024.
On top of that, graduate student goalkeeper Molly Laliberty brings a swagger and tenacity between the pipes that breeds acrobatic saves and a fiery presence.
Rushing to comment underneath the message, one fan joked with the star: ‘I hope the operation hasn’t affected your swagger!
The film will continue the franchise's humorous tone and feature more outlandish creatures and aliens, adding to the fun and swagger of Thor's character.
The Longhorns found enough swagger in a 7-0 run to close to within 11 points on a putback dunk by Disu with 1:04 remaining.
The NFC North-rival Detroit Lions represent something the Bears want to become — a young and rugged team with swagger, physical players on both sides of the line and a knack for closing out ballgames.
There was also the sight of the opponent celebrating with the defiant swagger Clemson has shown in so many of these moments on the way to seven of the past eight ACC titles.
The sharpshooting guard is playing with swagger and confidence.
Common combinations with swagger
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- swagger and 22×
- and swagger 13×
- the swagger 13×
- swagger of 8×
- his swagger 8×
- swagger to 7×
- with swagger 6×
- of swagger 6×
- that swagger 5×
- swagger with 5×