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

Howard Jacobson’s novella “Pussy,” to be published in Britain in April, is a fairy tale about an egoist from a golden city who falls into a leadership position.

From New York Times • Mar. 1, 2017

A nervous flier but a bigger egoist, Ali once refused to buckle up when a flight attendant asked him to do so moments before take-off.

From The Guardian • Jun. 4, 2016

The egoist doesn’t care about the public interest.   

From Forbes • Sep. 22, 2014

The egoist is so deluded by the principle of individuation that he supposes an absolute cleft between his own person and all others.

From Schopenhauer by Whittaker, Thomas