self-absorption

Example Sentences

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That tends not to bring out anyone’s best, so maybe when he’s better situated, breathing mountain air, his contemptuous self-absorption will give way to something more suitable for life partnership.

From Washington Post

His self-absorption is kind of the point, but it is a point stretched across 10 half-hours — more of a smear than a point.

From Los Angeles Times

Is her struggle with self-regulation, or is it self-absorption, a need to show off how quick she is?

From Washington Post

Plenty of the book will get people irritated too, particularly its self-absorption.

From BBC

The novel is an acute portrayal of adolescent self-doubt, self-absorption and self-dramatization, and of the way the world and people in it change shape as one gathers new experiences.

From Los Angeles Times