"figure" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés
- Cellini was a Renaissance man in every sense: a 16th-century goldsmith, sculptor, musician and memoirist, a swaggering, self-satisfied figure who saw himself as Michelangelo's artistic equal.
- Athletic, strapping and assertive, Nadal cut a swaggering figure for most of the first three sets, winning the first two and securing a 4-1 lead in the third.
- In the dim light from the nearby shanties, Teldin could barely see the short, swaggering figure of Vandoorm leading a small band of men, no more than ten of his original score.
- The contestants, who clearly would be more at home at a keg party than a champagne reception, cut a swaggering figure in Nagano.
- "Innishman" reads very much like an upright - and swaggering - figure.
- Steinbrenner is rarely seen anymore in the Yankees clubhouse, where he once cut a swaggering figure.
- Like Jerry Lewis in "The King of Comedy," he gives the role an extra edge by playing a swaggering, self-important figure very close to the bone.
- There are no swaggering figures on the scale of Michael R. Milken, Donald J. Trump or Ivan F. Boesky.
- A bulky swaggering figure stepped inside the far door.
- At this moment could be seen striding across the sun-chequered lawn, the large and swaggering figure of Captain Gahagan, the highly incongruous friend and admirer of little Mr. Pond.
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