self-involved
Example Sentences
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To my chagrin, being young and self-involved, as well as working a grueling summer job, I remember that I was almost oblivious to the crisis.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026
This emerges in the fourth episode with the introduction of Downey Jr’s Auteur, an aggressively self-involved filmmaker.
From Salon • Apr. 22, 2024
There are really two movies happening here: one, a cat-and-mouse game between two manipulative schemers; and another that skewers self-involved, “anything for a click” influencers.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2023
Somewhere along the line, however, Kerr gained a central forgiving insight into Green: His constant need to skirmish is not self-involved; it’s a need to prove self-worth.
From Washington Post • Apr. 25, 2023
“I'm an only child. Can't you tell by how adorably self-involved I am?”
From "An Abundance of Katherines" by John Green
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
