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
He was forced out because fans and board had delusions of grandeur after Moyes won the club silverware and now it's a relegation battle the club look ill equipped for.
From BBC • Jan. 3, 2026
There were early warnings in the 1997 role-playing game Final Fantasy VII that Cloud Strife harbored delusions of grandeur.
From New York Times • Feb. 20, 2024
At its best, “The Beanie Bubble” is a cautionary tale about how wealth, power and prestige can foster delusions of grandeur, and can insulate people from the their most damaging failures.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 30, 2023
She had to make a great effort not to throw at them their prissiness, their poverty of spirit, their delusions of grandeur.
From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
