egoistic
Example Sentences
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“The U.S. has increasingly drawn the alliance members into inciting tensions in the Asia-Pacific region and tried to create new military-political alliances, including countries of the region, proceeding from its own egoistic interests,” he said.
From Seattle Times
She was regarded as aloof and egoistic, and could be contemptuous of actors she found lacking in commitment, bellicose in rehearsal rooms and unafraid of challenging eminent directors.
From New York Times
We're of service to something greater than ourselves and our own selfish, egoistic needs.
From Salon
She hones in on their egoistic needs with catlike reflexes, learning the routes and paths through which both may be influenced for her own purposes.
From Los Angeles Times
Magyar suggested reading the definition backward to better understand it: "The egoistic voter who wants to disregard other people and help solely himself can express this in a collective more easily than alone."
From Salon
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