egoist

Example Sentences

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The egoist in you will find it hard to resist bragging about the proliferation of butterflies that will flock to the drought-tolerant De La Mina.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 11, 2022

But she is also an insufferable egoist, a masochistic martyr and, when it comes right down to it, a pragmatist who is less innocent of worldly dealings than she lets on.

From New York Times • Jul. 15, 2015

Unlike her two front-of-stage colleagues, McVie isn’t an apparent eccentric or egoist, but rather an understated craftsperson of plaintive easy listening and English soul.

From The Guardian • Oct. 1, 2014

The egoist doesn’t care about the public interest.   

From Forbes • Sep. 22, 2014

However, it must not be supposed that he was a roaring egoist, hitting out blindly.

From Unicorns by Huneker, James