How to Use proud in a Sentence

proud

adjective

• They are the proud parents of a hero.
• She's the proud owner of a new car.
• He has a proud manner.
• I was proud that I never gave in.
• She's too proud to accept their charity.
• Her proudest accomplishment was to finish school.
• Looking back, the young star is proud of his path to the league.
  — Natasha Dye, PEOPLE.com, 14 July 2022
• The rest of the guys understand and are proud of their roles.
  — Mitch Stephens, San Francisco Chronicle, 17 Nov. 2022
• His dad would be proud, in a sense of just the feat of taking care of the twins.
  — Karen Mizoguchi, PEOPLE.com, 15 Mar. 2022
• So proud of our team to be able to come here – with our fans .
  — Mark Heim | [e-mail], al, 4 Sep. 2022
• What drinks should be poured for the thirsty heroes who make the city proud?
  — Joseph Goodman | [e-mail], al, 27 Feb. 2021
• There’s issues on both sides of the aisle — not a lot to be proud of in the House right now.
  — Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2024
• All in the family are proud of the one some label the smartest of the bunch, Joel.
  — Mike Kilen, USA TODAY, 15 Nov. 2022
• Here’s a trip down the drag strip that Tesla can be proud of.
  — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 9 Mar. 2022
• Hockley says the artists featured in the spot are proud of the result.
  — Beth Ann Mayer, Parents, 27 Sep. 2023
• The Red Devils are proud to take the road less traveled.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Dec. 2023
• Those two are the ones that made a former Saints tight end and a dad most proud.
  — Rod Walker, NOLA.com, 25 Dec. 2020
• That may not work out quite how the teen thinks, but Stephanie is proud of her drive.
  — Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2022
• But White said the result has made her proud of her son.
  — Tyler Carter, Dallas News, 14 July 2021
• When his sons brought home high marks from school, Chucky was proud.
  — Washington Post, 17 Dec. 2020
• Kevin and Danielle Jonas are proud parents of two — but that could change!
  — Candace Ganger Powell, Peoplemag, 17 Aug. 2023
• Among the several desserts, the chef is proud of the tofu crème brûlée.
  — Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas News, 12 May 2023
• And speaking of pride, there’s so much that so many of us have to be proud of tonight.
  — Simmone Shah, Time, 9 June 2022
• Josh Duhamel is a proud boy dad to his kids Axl and Shepherd.
  — Francesca Gariano, Peoplemag, 12 June 2024
• Embrace the uniqueness that will give your sense of style and be proud of that.
  — Isa Giallorenzo, Chicago Reader, 9 Mar. 2018
• David Robinson says his dad would be proud of the progress that has been made.
  — CBS News, 15 Apr. 2022
• Isn’t that the sort of culture that would make your parents proud?
  — Tom Wellner, Forbes, 13 Feb. 2024
• So very proud of Jim and his staff, the defensive staff and the players.
  — Irie Harris, cleveland, 10 Sep. 2023
• It's structured and yet not quite military, nice and broad lapels, proud shoulders.
  — James Powel, USA TODAY, 27 Oct. 2024
• Nevertheless, the dinner lasts three hours, the men exchanging phones like proud fathers, comparing lynx photos.
  — Emily Soreghan, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 13 Nov 2024