self-aggrandizing
Example Sentences
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Mr. Robb’s attunement makes him a master geographer of the oldest and newest forms of life on a “sodden, self-aggrandizing island outpost.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 23, 2026
As a long-time viewer of “Morning Joe,” I am quite used to Joe and Mika’s self-aggrandizing soliloquies.
From Salon • Nov. 22, 2024
That students aren’t allowed to ever be off-message and self-aggrandizing?
From Slate • May 2, 2024
It’s all part of a slick image that Ochoa has cultivated online, where it’s easy to find his self-aggrandizing corridos and photographs of him posing in front of his black Chevrolet Corvette.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 23, 2024
If not, he might have been remembered as a self-aggrandizing windbag with an old-fashioned speaking style and a love of the sound of his own voice.
From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith
