self-absorbed
Example Sentences
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Self-absorbed as Jackson might be, he may not have noticed that the world's opinion of him has diminished and soured.
From Time Magazine Archive
Self-absorbed, both went mechanically on with the unappetising meal.
From Coquette by Swinnerton, Frank
Self-absorbed, she was practically content to let happen what would, provided it called for no interference of hers.
From The Emancipated by Gissing, George
Self-absorbed, her mood almost altogether introspective, she weighed her reckless plans.
From Joan Thursday by Vance, Louis Joseph
Self-absorbed in a degree unusual even with boys, he feared his father, but had not learnt to love him.
From The Whirlpool by Gissing, George
