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
They made him the sane man in an elaborate joke that co-starred James Marsden playing a self-involved yet somehow likable parody of himself.
From Salon • Jan. 21, 2025
She’s been Emmy nominated twice for her guest turn on “Hacks” as DJ Vance, the floundering adult daughter of a self-involved comedian.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 7, 2025
In other words, it’s a space only occupied, perhaps, by the delusional or self-involved.
From New York Times • Feb. 8, 2024
She’s mad at herself for being so self-involved.
From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti
