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

Edward’s silk suit was stained with drool and his head ached for several days afterward, but it was his ego that had suffered the most damage.

From "The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane" by Kate DiCamillo