grandiosity

Example Sentences

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Mr. Armitage’s language is striking for its restraint; he does not traffic in the faux-archaic grandiosity, the inflated diction donning the mask of authenticity, that has helped mar so many earlier attempts.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

Take the grandiosity of his ascent to the role, in which CBS News put forward a manifesto of the newsroom’s guiding principles.

From Salon • Jan. 10, 2026

Presented as compelling theater, they brought in-depth insight into our often simplistic attempts to understand the Russian mind, with its complex aspirations, fears and insecurity that can lead to greatness, grandiosity or outright malevolence.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 9, 2024

Psychiatry’s diagnostic manual, the DSM-5, outlines nine behavioral patterns involving grandiosity, empathy, and a person’s need for admiration, of which a patient must meet at least five for a formal diagnosis of NPD.

From Slate • Aug. 5, 2024

The need for isolation, the grandiosity of the confabulations, the disorientation and confusion—these were all eerily reminiscent of his uncle’s descent.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee