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

Though both are esteemed actors in their own right, neither is too self-important to throw off the balance in front of the camera.

From Salon • Dec. 11, 2024

It’s laughable to me how self-important as an industry we can be.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 19, 2024

There are those who would say he sounded snobbish or haughty or self-important.

From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el