overween in a sentence
v. t.
📚 Grade Level: Grade 9, Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 12
Definition
Overween means excessively confident or arrogant, often to the point of being presumptuous.
Sample Sentences
- His overween ambition often leads him to take unnecessary risks.
- The artist's overweening confidence in his work sometimes alienated his critics.
- She had an overween sense of entitlement that made her unpopular among her peers.
- The team's overweening pride after their victory overshadowed their need for humility.
- His overweening desire for control eventually strained his relationships with others.