selfishness
Example Sentences
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Not worrying about what others think of you reveals a selfishness, a lack of empathy, a disrespect for your professional environment.
Ben manages to turn this mild inquiry into a long disquisition on her selfishness and disdain for his work.
But we are not required to shrink into selfishness and judgment when faced with need.
From Los Angeles Times
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
As the days pass, Grace’s maternal instincts and her human selfishness war.
From Salon
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