Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Stein called him “a village explainer,” adding: “excellent if you were a village, but if you were not, not,” which is witty and typically self-regarding.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 14, 2025

And the film captures that rather stifling, self-regarding, claustrophobic palace world, which completely falls apart when confronted with Emily Maitlis's forensic questioning.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2024

He has, after all, cast Cage, an actor who couldn’t disappear into a role if he tried, and who has grown only more self-regarding with time.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 9, 2023

The new ones are flabbier, slacker, with long periods of strangely self-regarding, even aimless conducting.

From New York Times • May 26, 2022

The Volpe I have now come to know can be self-regarding, though it is a trait he tries his best to keep in check.

From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove