selfish

Example Sentences

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"We are looking at enforcement options as a way to stop these selfish few who do not see to reason," she said.

From BBC

"I had to stay tough in my mind. This was people from my city so it was tough but I thought 'I don't care', you have to be selfish and make these decisions."

From BBC

It’s very seldom that you see a woman actually able to be selfish and show up for herself without the world going for her throat.

From Los Angeles Times

It may feel insensitive or selfish to seek joy when we know so many are hurting, but Thema Bryant, a psychologist and minister at First AME Church in Los Angeles, doesn’t see it that way.

From Los Angeles Times

The idea that children without siblings may be selfish or spoiled dates back to research conducted in the late 19th century by psychologists G Stanley Hall and E W Bohannon.

From BBC