self-centered
Example Sentences
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Obviously, boomers are not all self-centered; they may require more help as they age.
From MarketWatch • Dec. 29, 2025
She relocates “The Seagull,” as a program note specifies and her production flamboyantly conveys, “to the self-centered Me Generation of the ’70s that followed the social upheaval of the ’60s.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 16, 2025
The fact that they are being paid to do this, with all the trappings of every parents-under-stress reality show, only adds to the air of self-centered exploitation.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2025
But plenty of us have self-centered people in our lives whom we do not want to cut off or gray rock—and for that, we might need to get off Reddit and talk to a therapist.
From Slate • Aug. 5, 2024
If I held them out because I loved him, I am still self-centered, although forgivable.
From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins
