selfish
Example Sentences
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He called the offending "organised and sophisticated criminality which has been committed for selfish gain".
From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026
A coroner has condemned "selfish" drivers after illegally parked cars delayed emergency vehicles from reaching a beach where a 15-year-old girl had drowned.
From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026
I’m generous at times, but sometimes I’m selfish and sometimes I’m loyal and sometimes I’m narcissistic.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026
She’s there to see if her newly married, newly wealthy and perennially selfish sister, Frances, might be willing to spare some money to help her family back home.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026
But now, as she lay in bed, she wondered if it was selfish of her to want Dallas and Florida to stay.
From "Ruby Holler" by Sharon Creech
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