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

Perhaps this is what, among other things, gives rise to what is often derided as virtue-signalling, not to mention the ferocious rows, overreactions, wounded amour-propre and grandstanding that often characterise social media communities.

From The Guardian • Aug. 23, 2019

Vanity gives “value to that which is valueless,” whereas pride, a good form of amour-propre, “consists in deriving self-esteem from truly estimable goods.”

From New York Times • Jun. 21, 2018

It was a matter of amour-propre, but—again—also of tactics.

From The New Yorker • Nov. 17, 2016

Now, bashfulness is almost always a sure sign of amour-propre.

From The Silver Lining A Guernsey Story by Roussel, John