ego

Example Sentences

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In some regards this narrator, a husband and father, is Mr. Lerner’s most mature alter ego, but he often seems like the same schlemiel as the feckless grad student in “Leaving the Atocha Station.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

Impulsivity and ego, after all, are the enemies of sound financial management.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 19, 2026

But on Sunday, anyone with an ego got swatted on the nose.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 16, 2026

"If songwriting is hard I believe your ego is in the way and making it something you want it to be."

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026

My ego wonders if all his and Coach’s talk about how good he is might just be inflated hype, but there’s something deep down inside me that knows Boy21’s still holding back.

From "Boy21" by Matthew Quick