self-approbation
Example Sentences
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"Yeah," she says, in a diva‑ish parody of self-approbation.
From The Guardian • Aug. 24, 2014
This smug self-approbation was, I think, at the heart of my reconsideration of Jane Austen.
From Slate • Feb. 13, 2013
He preens before the mirror of his self-approbation.
From Time Magazine Archive
They are both insufferable egotists, and the author derives much laughter from their self-approbation.
From Time Magazine Archive
I had no solace from self-approbation: none even from self-respect.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
