selfishly
Example Sentences
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In college sports, the rich are incentivized to get richer and act selfishly, and the money keeps going up.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
“Are we playing selflessly or selfishly? Are we good teammates or not?”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 12, 2026
"There are people who have profound problems with social behaviour, because they can't take other people's perspective into account and are constantly behaving selfishly," Prof Ruff told BBC Radio 4's Inside Science.
From BBC ● Feb. 12, 2026
“The whole picture and what’s good for the film sometimes it’s not what selfishly you would want to do for yourself.”
From Salon ● Jun. 2, 2025
When others tried to sleep there, I was not as generous as the elderly widow had been but selfishly chased them away.
From "Homeless Bird" by Gloria Whelan
