self-centered

Example Sentences

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Obviously, boomers are not all self-centered; they may require more help as they age.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 29, 2025

She relocates “The Seagull,” as a program note specifies and her production flamboyantly conveys, “to the self-centered Me Generation of the ’70s that followed the social upheaval of the ’60s.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 16, 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

When most people picture a narcissist, we think of self-centered, awful people who lack empathy.

From Salon • May 9, 2024

I knew this was self-centered: when Betsie and I stood in the center, someone else had to stand on the edge.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom