egotism
Example Sentences
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You can take the measure of Charles Dickens’s egotism by looking at the names he gave his children.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026
Some of those are even remembered as the leaders who brought down great empires with their own hubris and egotism.
From Salon • Mar. 29, 2026
McNeal’s ambivalence is boldly handled: Unbridled egotism is punctured with regret.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 30, 2024
Navalny was a social-media phenomenon, a charismatic speaker with some of the egotism of a natural-born leader.
From BBC • Feb. 24, 2024
It is pure egotism, a selfishness to conquer all.
From "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins
Vocabulary lists containing egotism
"The Great Gatsby," Chapter 1 Vocabulary
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"Nature" by Ralph Waldo Emerson
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"Democracy in America, Vol. 1" by Alexis de Tocqueville, Chapters 16–17
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