self-absorbed
Example Sentences
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He does things his own way and there are times, like last week, when that makes him appear self-absorbed - a trait that does not usually play well in a golf locker room.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
It includes many of the genre’s customary tropes, including intergenerational conflict, suspenseful showdowns, and self-absorbed, eccentric players for whom character may turn out to be destiny.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 3, 2026
Bellingham's talent is without question but he has long been a polarising figure amid reports some in the England camp believe he is too self-absorbed.
From Barron's ● Nov. 16, 2025
Even more than Dunham’s Hannah, Zosia Mamet’s Shoshanna and Jemima Kirke’s Jessa — all self-absorbed twentysomethings taking turns making bad decisions — Marnie was the definition of vanity.
From Salon ● Jul. 1, 2025
They were, to a degree that would have been fascinating in less trying circumstances, stupid, obnoxious, cheerfully but astonishingly self-absorbed, and not remotely acquainted with trail etiquette.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
