self-gratification
Example Sentences
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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
“It refers to those aspects of well-being that transcend immediate self-gratification and connect people to something larger,” she said.
From The New Yorker • Jul. 7, 2016
He welcomed the undying joy of self-sacrifice, and repudiated the momentary pleasures of self-gratification.
From The Expositor's Bible: The Epistle to the Hebrews by Edwards, Thomas Charles
