Prided Sentence Examples
- He prided himself on the fact that he had never killed a human by sucking them dry.
- It has always prided itself most on its theological teaching.
Is prided myself correct?
In general, English idiomatic expressions like this one require a specific preposition in the phrase. There's no real rule to this, you just have to memorize it. In this case to my ear the correct phrase is "pride myself on".
How to use the word pride?
- [S] [T] My pride's not hurt. ( ...
- [S] [T] I take pride in what I do. ( ...
- [S] [T] The workers took pride in their work. ( ...
- [S] [T] I was also impressed with the school's cleanliness and the students' pride in it. ( ...
- [S] [T] He has too much pride. ...
- [S] [T] He swallowed his pride. ( ...
- [S] [T] It's a matter of pride. (
