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
It’s laughable to me how self-important as an industry we can be.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 19, 2024
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
