self-satisfaction

Example Sentences

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One pupil at Ysgol Stanwell in Penarth, Vale of Glamorgan, said there was a "sense of real self-satisfaction knowing that you've helped make a difference".

From BBC • Sep. 11, 2025

But Thomson added the thought of any self-satisfaction inside the clubhouse was a stretch, especially after last season’s loss in the NL Championship Series to Arizona and the 2022 World Series loss to Houston.

From Seattle Times • May 23, 2024

“The Holdovers” means to send you out of the theater exuding holiday cheer and possibly some renewed faith in humanity, but all that lingers, really, is an overpowering whiff of self-satisfaction.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 26, 2023

The majority opinion adopted an almost gloating tone of self-satisfaction at the court’s ability to analyze the case with cold logic rather than heated passion.

From Slate • Apr. 21, 2023

“It’s half of the bedsheet that was stolen from your tent this morning,” Milo explained with nervous self-satisfaction, his rusty mustache twitching rapidly.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller