self-regard

Example Sentences

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On Wednesday, a group of pooh-bahs from college sports—an industry with boundless self-regard but limited ability to agree on anything—met with our elected pooh-bahs in Washington, D.C., who proudly do that for a living.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

The entire movie has a disappointing air of smug self-regard about it, with an expectation the audience will adore everything about the characters as much as they do.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 22, 2025

And yet there is little doubt that these dudes have sucked millions of Americans into validating their delusion self-regard.

From Salon • Jun. 9, 2025

However, he believes that the current grievances aired by the likes of Bombshell are prompted more by self-regard than public interest.

From BBC • Mar. 12, 2025

It was his presence that was oversized, as were his self-regard and his inventory of talents, including a Svengali-like ability to manipulate people.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson