self-centered

Example Sentences

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Of course, you probably don’t mean all boomers are self-centered.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 29, 2025

Bensimon ended Season 2 looking self-centered and detached, while Frankel was calm and collected.

From Salon • May 20, 2025

But plenty of us have self-centered people in our lives whom we do not want to cut off or gray rock—and for that, we might need to get off Reddit and talk to a therapist.

From Slate • Aug. 5, 2024

“He’s self-centered, and he takes the women in his life for granted,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2024

There was something irritatingly self-centered about the cat, Coraline decided.

From "Coraline" by Neil Gaiman