egos

Example Sentences

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Egos flare and tears flow, a little — this is no battle royale.

From New York Times • Apr. 5, 2023

Egos, envy and competition between leads naturally come into play in this naval-gazing look at the art of making, directing and producing movies.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 4, 2021

The story, headlined “Inflated Grades, Inflated Egos, Inflated Futures,” reported that seventy to seventy-five per cent of all grades given in the previous semester were A’s or A-minuses.

From The New Yorker • Oct. 8, 2019

Egos and the legitimate concerns by world leaders should be put on pause.

From Washington Times • Sep. 11, 2019

Joan chattered on about Egos and Ids, and I turned my mind to something else, to the brown, unwrapped package in my bottom drawer.

From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath