self-serving
Example Sentences
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Mr. Lillard, on the money, plays an administrator infuriated by the warped behavior of his most popular students, but who has to face parents with chips on their shoulders and self-serving agendas.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
Who else could pull off an eponymous theme park without it feeling brazenly self-serving?
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
This conception of the court’s role is both self-serving and an ambitious overstatement.
From Slate ● Jul. 20, 2026
That claim was dismissed as "self-serving" by Greenpeace, whose UK chief scientist Doug Parr said approving the field would be "reckless and indefensible" in the context of international commitments to slow down global warming.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
He’s not one of those overly social, back-slapping types for whom the process of acquiring acquaintances is obvious and self-serving.
From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell
