delusions of grandeur
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He packed oversight commissions with appointees who would rubber-stamp his delusions of grandeur and did the same with the Kennedy Center, whose new board promptly renamed the performing arts venue for him.
From Slate • May 18, 2026
Some of those clubs had a big claim on being the greatest European bogey that caused the most damage to Celtic and the delusions of grandeur they have of themselves as a great European club.
From BBC • Aug. 27, 2025
If Manhattan was her “ballet of the sidewalk,” L.A. was a suburban parking lot with delusions of grandeur.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 10, 2025
At the other end of the scale are people with bipolar type 1 who have psychotic delusions of grandeur.
From Salon • Feb. 23, 2024
She didn’t have a study room or a sunroom, just a room, and even she knew that her room was really more like a closet with delusions of grandeur.
From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi
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