self-love
Example Sentences
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The long-suffering younger Forster described his father, in an understatement, as having “a tendency toward self-love, pride, and a certain scholarly vanity.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026
The Love Yourself albums, which centered on self-love, mental health and personal growth resonated across cultures.
From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026
The diet culture of the ’90s was never totally vanquished, and Ozempic has complicated narratives about body size, health, and self-love, to put it mildly.
From Slate • Mar. 31, 2026
The same data indicated that 66% of all respondents would center those vacations around self-love and treating themselves.
From Salon • Aug. 3, 2025
It was rather like that Christmas morning sensation of being about to give a present that was bound to cause delight, a joyful feeling of blameless self-love.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
