self-important
Example Sentences
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All this will be to your tastes or not, but credit Mr. McInerney with not being self-important about his material.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 17, 2026
Pompous and self-important, it sounded as if the newspaper was really trying to say Without the Washington Post, we’re all screwed.
From Slate ● Mar. 1, 2025
I don’t want to make it sound totally self-important, but I do think there is something that's kind of nihilistic: “Don’t sell out, man,” even as you're selling out.
From Salon ● Feb. 2, 2025
But there has always been a soft center to his self-important characters.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 8, 2025
He came toward them at a self-important clip with an attache case under his arm.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
