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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
pride .
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Examples
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The family was old and cherished traditions common to fine Southern houses; the men of his name prided themselves upon an especially nice sense of honor, which had been conspicuous even in a country where bravery and chivalrous regard for women are basic ideals.
The Net Rex Ellingwood Beach 1913
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Boraine said the TRC had always "prided" itself on being sensitive and concerned about the widows and families of the victims of human rights abuses.
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I have hired and managed many people over the years, and kind of prided myself in taking someone else's "problem" and finding a way to get the most out of him or her.
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com Larry Strauss 2011
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The Pastorals, ludicrous to such as prided themselves upon their refinement, in spite of those disgusting passages, 'became popular, and were read with delight, as just representations of rural manners and occupations.'
Prefaces and Prologues to Famous Books with Introductions, Notes and Illustrations Edmund Spenser 1730
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"One thing he kind of prided himself on was that he wasn't going to fall in the footsteps of his predecessors; he didn't want (the potential) to be influenced by outside money," said Stephenson, 44.
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It was delicate for me because Bell prided himself on the independence of the Justice Department; to him, anybody who meddled there was a politician, not a lawyer.
The Good Fight Walter F. Mondale 2010
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It was delicate for me because Bell prided himself on the independence of the Justice Department; to him, anybody who meddled there was a politician, not a lawyer.
The Good Fight Walter F. Mondale 2010
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"I've always worked hard, and I've kind of prided myself on that.
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It was delicate for me because Bell prided himself on the independence of the Justice Department; to him, anybody who meddled there was a politician, not a lawyer.
The Good Fight Walter F. Mondale 2010
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For decades the NFL has prided itself on physical action that draws thousands of spectators to stadiums across the country, and millions of television viewers each week during the season.
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