selfishness

Example Sentences

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He wrote in his autobiography that they had split because she had "enough of the absentee husband, enough of the selfishness and the black moods".

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026

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

But we are not required to shrink into selfishness and judgment when faced with need.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 27, 2025

Abraham Lincoln, in a reply to Sen. Stephen Douglas dated October 16, 1854, said that slavery was founded in the selfishness of man’s nature and opposition to it was founded in his love of justice.

From Salon • Sep. 19, 2025

For all his selfishness and cruelty, Kaz was still the boy who had saved her.

From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo