1The politician smiled smugly as she accepted the award, seemingly oblivious to the criticism surrounding her policies.
2He spoke smugly about his business success, but his employees knew the truth about the company's financial struggles.
3The professor looked smugly at his students as he explained the complex theory, clearly pleased with himself for being able to convey it so simply.
4The company's CEO was accused of acting smugly in the face of the environmental disaster caused by their operations.
5The artist's smugly self-assured attitude towards her work was off-putting to some critics, who felt that it overshadowed the actual quality of her art.