amour propre
Example Sentences
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It’s hard to see how, other than in their amour-propre, since Chief Justice Hughes ruled nearly nine decades ago that Congress had no right to disregard the fiscal obligations it enacted.
From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2023
Like the California task force, Rousseau thought that amour-propre was a necessary ingredient of amity and a fulfilled life, though he was also keenly aware of the destructive vanity to which it could give rise.
From New York Times • Jun. 21, 2018
His lightly made up and prosthetised face really did resemble a vampire’s in daylight, and his sudden explosions of rage and amour-propre were an absolute joy.
From The Guardian • Jul. 17, 2017
It was a matter of amour-propre, but—again—also of tactics.
From The New Yorker • Nov. 17, 2016
This wound to his amour-propre was compensated by the success of the last election.
From Thomas Jefferson The Apostle of Americanism by Chinard, Gilbert
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
