adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
once-great/proud etc
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It was sad to see the once-great man looking so frail.
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the once-mighty steel industry
proud boast
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It is the company’s proud boast that it can deal with all a customer’s needs in one phone call.
sb’s proudest moment (= when someone did the thing they are most proud of )
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My proudest moment was when my daughter was born.
the proud owner of
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He was now the proud owner of a bright red sports car.
the proud possessor
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He’s now the proud possessor of two satellite dishes.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
as
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I was so proud of you - as proud as though you'd been a child of mine trying to walk.
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Owners say they are as proud of their cars' durability as their good looks.
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Estella was as proud and cold as ever, with her admirers, with Miss Havisham and with me.
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He wanted to fit right in, and present himself as proud citizen of the fair place.
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Their craggy Nab, poised above the Tees estuary, was as proud a landmark as neighbouring Roseberry Topping.
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To some one as proud as Angel, this, and the result of the war, had been the ultimate humiliation.
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Leila stood behind the girl, hands on her shoulders, as proud as if Ari was her own daughter.
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Why, he is as proud as a regimental stallion.
extremely
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Don't you realize how extremely proud that man was?
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That achievement represents a larger share of a larger national product and the Conservative party can be extremely proud of it.
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The town is also extremely proud of its Carpet Gardens and miniature steam railway.
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I am extremely proud of the comprehensive education system.
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There follows a slow procession as the Inspecting Officer progresses along the ranks of extremely proud recruits and Training Staff.
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When I reach my goal weight I am extremely proud of myself.
how
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He two-putted and we hugged and I told him how proud I was.
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My daughter hugs me and tells me how proud she is.
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It would be another link of the chain which bound Sam and me together. How proud I would be!
justifiably
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It took several attempts to get it right, but in the end I felt justifiably proud of my literary effort.
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They loved talking about themselves and were justifiably proud of their expertise.
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Surrey ambulance staff have always been justifiably proud of their quality of delivery to the community.
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He was justifiably proud of this splendid work which he rightly considered to be his main literary achievement.
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Soll is justifiably proud of its enormous sporting and leisure complex.
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The University can be justifiably proud of its achievements in this respect.
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The Medau Society remains a caring Society and is justifiably proud of its standards.
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The company and employees should be justifiably proud to demonstrate their skills and sense of purpose at any time.
justly
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Canned Draught Guinness is a product of which we are particularly and justly proud .
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Her parents and the people who knew her were justly proud of her.
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The show itself contained the sort of comic stuff of which Woody Allen would have been justly proud .
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That is a reputation of which the company is justly proud and from which franchisees can benefit directly.
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One doesn't need to compare and contrast - It's a moment one can be justly proud of.
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All the producers of the items can be justly proud of their respective teams.
most
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The reward is many a spectacular view, nature at its most proud and colourful.
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I am most proud of our Sally Hemings section.
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The next unit is the one Rocktron should be most proud of.
particularly
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She is particularly proud of her involvement with the recent appointments of a new breed of top entrepreneurial staff.
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He was particularly proud of his drawings and made many in order to discover the absolutely right pose or disposition of the hands.
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Roith is particularly proud of what is called the teaching company scheme.
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The bull in question had markings of which he was particularly proud .
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Of course, I recognise, respect and enjoy Britain's regional diversity, of which we can be particularly proud .
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She should also write down anything about which she feels particularly proud , such as doing well with some new exercise.
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I am particularly proud of this scheme and I sincerely hope it will succeed.
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There was one moment of which I was particularly proud , and Richard made it a magic one.
quite
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She was quite proud of it.
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Flaked tuna with mayonnaise was new to her but she had managed and was quite proud of the results.
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The final peak stands quite proud of the regular ice and we pondered the way up.
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We were quite proud of this achievement as it would seem to have no precedent.
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I felt quite proud at having caused that, although I was more pre-occupied with my mangled finger.
rather
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We have, we are told, a sweet tooth, and we're rather proud of it.
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They are all rather proud of the outcome; and the Prince is delighted.
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In those days the Fellows of Corpus were rather proud of the briskness of their conversation.
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And, one that Dorcas had found in a book and was rather proud of: Unexploded Bom.
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Besides, we are actually rather proud of the work, and would like others to appreciate it.
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He was rather proud of this idea.
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In his book he seems rather proud of this episode, and I suppose it did foretell the scientist to be.
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Alice was really rather proud of his story, his career.
really
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I mean if I could write something as good as that, I would feel really proud .
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I am really proud of the fact that we never gave up during those three weeks.
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I was really proud of the master stroke which made the album something special.
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We didn't do very well, but Clare was really proud .
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I won fifth place in my first show last year, my owner was really proud .
so
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She loved this filly and would have been so proud .
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When he graduated from Northwood University with excellent training in business administration, I felt so proud .
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He was so proud of her.
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I was so proud to get in here7 Tammy recalled.
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He had been so proud of that sauce now so stale and unappetising.
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I cup her tiny head in my palms and whisper, I am so proud of you.
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Why do local communities abroad seem so proud of their airports?
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Maisha is so proud she hugs him twice.
too
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Those weeks, not seeing him, wondering, too proud to make the first move.
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He's too proud to give in to the Cubs.
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Crikey, I like the sound of that, no good being too proud .
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And after a while I was too proud to ask.
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She bit her lip, wanting to cry, but too proud .
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And if the clients died of an overdose of bullets, he was not too proud to go to their funerals.
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But he was too proud to plead at the right doors.
very
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I am very proud of my constituency, which has immense quality.
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There are a lot of models who lie about their age, but I am very proud .
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When she went shopping to the town she wore a long, voluminous, dark-grey cloak of which she was very proud .
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I think it is very important for women to be very proud about their age and not lie about it.
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I was very proud of the reputation I had earned for exactness on timing.
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Lucas was very proud of his toy.
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That made us feel very proud .
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Isabel and her family were very proud of the glazed tiles hand-crafted in the factory.
■ NOUN
man
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One episode ends with the proud man broken, humiliated and in tears.
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Harnessing a proud man like Joey Seldon to that ragtag of a stand?
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But within this controversy lay another, which left two proud men protesting their innocence.
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He was a proud man , gravely courteous, reflective, and warm.
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My father is a proud man .
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They were very proud men in their work and their background.
moment
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I know that her proudest moment was when she won a prize in high school in 1929, for writing.
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Male speaker I am actually, it's rather a proud moment in my life.
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To me, it was the funniest, proudest moment I had ever had in baseball.
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To this day, this remains Morrissey's proudest moment .
owner
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In its place though, one of you could soon be the proud owner of an Action Replay cartridge.
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Is C-3P0 the proud owner of a Galant?
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She is now the proud owner of an enviable figure, comparable with some one half her age.
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You are not yet the proud owner of the copier you have come for.
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Putting the pressure on I am the very proud owner of a Red Snakehead.
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For your chance to be a proud owner , just study our picture, right.
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Three weeks later and thanks to the filter matting, I was the proud owner of five new Zebra Finches.
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Jasmine is also married and the proud owner of a gold wedding ring - her father's.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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He's very proud that his work has finally been published.
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He was a proud man who refused to admit his mistakes.
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I'm proud to say that all my children had a good education.
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I felt so proud when my son went up to collect his medal.
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Jane's very proud of her new car.
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Many farmers then were too proud to ask for government help.
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Morris was proud to be part of such a brilliant team.
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My students have worked hard, and I'm proud of them.
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the proud cathedral spire
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the proud parents with their new baby
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You did it all by yourself? You should be very proud .
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Always he had been happy, working joyfully in the temple, proud to serve not men, but gods.
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However, if you are the proud parent of more valuable Koi fry, where is the cut-off point for outdoor survival?
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Indeed, this cook is proud of the fact that very few of her diners even request salt.
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My parents are terribly proud of them.
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Untrained and nervous, she is nevertheless proud and determined.
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You are inordinately curious about and proud of everything that comes out of your body.