self-gratification
Example Sentences
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Sacrifice and altruism are lost and it becomes all about immediate self-gratification.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
Crucially, these collected lyrics aren’t an exercise in self-gratification; Sondheim is insightful and unsparing about his own mistakes, even the ones that only he is smart enough to see.
From Slate ● Nov. 18, 2019
It will examine the pathology of power in the service of self-gratification and self-protection — from the law and from accountability.
From New York Times ● Sep. 2, 2019
“There’s a lot of self-gratification in helping people. I can’t believe people send us thank-you notes for something we get paid to do.”
From Washington Times ● Feb. 6, 2017
The life of the individual, as it unfolds from the first principle, is a question of self-preservation, self-gratification, appetites, desires, pleasures, as full a measure of enjoyment as it is possible to obtain.
From Heart and Soul by Maveric Post by Victor Mapes
