I. verb
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Ali swaggered arrogantly into the boxing ring, as if he had already won the fight.
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Sally's boyfriend came swaggering down the steps with his hands in his pockets.
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And every so often a transvestite would swagger past, some more obvious than others.
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Malone swaggered menacingly up to me, coming in from the side.
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Ro likes to swagger out of a dark booth as soon as some one buys me a drink.
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She swaggered out of the door like a Mississippi gambler.
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They hung around together in groups like adolescent boys anywhere, shy and giggling one minute, swaggering the next.
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You swagger in here, into my lady's chamber, and shout allegations yet show no evidence.
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Young men modelled on a youthful Marlon Brando swaggering around their motorbikes.
II. noun
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Bernard left the room with a swagger , clearly pleased with himself.
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Karlson is full of swagger when it comes to talking about his team.
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A spark, a swagger , an aura of confidence.
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But above all Fitzgerald envied Hemingway's vigorous worldliness, his swagger and adventurism.
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Calman walked with a swagger , unusual for a lad of twelve years.
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None of the swagger this time.
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The drum-major was terrific, with his jaunty swagger , and the lads loved it.
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They ran government trading at Salomon Brothers during the 1980s and early 1990s, ruling with swagger , bravado and hubris.