selfishness

Example Sentences

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Ben manages to turn this mild inquiry into a long disquisition on her selfishness and disdain for his work.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 2026

In a town — and a time — of selfishness and self-serving, Reiner was one of the good guys, always fighting, both through his films and his politics, to make the world kinder and closer.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 15, 2025

As the days pass, Grace’s maternal instincts and her human selfishness war.

From Salon • Nov. 7, 2025

I’m asking you to be distracted from that so I can consolidate my power without you complaining—so that you think I’m doing it in service to you when, actually, I’m doing it in selfishness.

From Slate • Jul. 28, 2025

The harder part was seeing the selfishness inherent in making that choice, knowing that it had required hours of advance meetings between security teams and local police.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama