self-centered

Example Sentences

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Of course, you probably don’t mean all boomers are self-centered.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 29, 2025

Bensimon ended Season 2 looking self-centered and detached, while Frankel was calm and collected.

From Salon • May 20, 2025

But plenty of us have self-centered people in our lives whom we do not want to cut off or gray rock—and for that, we might need to get off Reddit and talk to a therapist.

From Slate • Aug. 5, 2024

“I think the preconception is that these are self-centered show offs,” Lanteri said.

From New York Times • Jan. 16, 2024

And she was impulsive and sometimes self-centered, as children often are.

From "The Girl Who Drank the Moon" by Kelly Barnhill