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
As Frost pointed out, it’s not necessary to annoy people with self-important umbrage.
From Salon • Nov. 3, 2025
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
But there has always been a soft center to his self-important characters.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 8, 2025
They studied the way Pete blew his nose, that they might get it right; they studied his sneeze, his laugh, the self-important way he flipped through his calendar.
From "Typical American" by Gish Jen
