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

Quid pro quo is his answer, but perhaps it is also the chance to feel self-important again.

From Salon • Nov. 10, 2024

The fact is that bringing together a host of successful but self-important luminaries to forecast the future is a mug’s game.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 17, 2024

He came toward them at a self-important clip with an attache case under his arm.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan