delusions of grandeur
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He packed oversight commissions with appointees who would rubber-stamp his delusions of grandeur and did the same with the Kennedy Center, whose new board promptly renamed the performing arts venue for him.
From Slate • May 18, 2026
He was forced out because fans and board had delusions of grandeur after Moyes won the club silverware and now it's a relegation battle the club look ill equipped for.
From BBC • Jan. 3, 2026
If Manhattan was her “ballet of the sidewalk,” L.A. was a suburban parking lot with delusions of grandeur.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 10, 2025
There were early warnings in the 1997 role-playing game Final Fantasy VII that Cloud Strife harbored delusions of grandeur.
From New York Times • Feb. 20, 2024
She didn’t have a study room or a sunroom, just a room, and even she knew that her room was really more like a closet with delusions of grandeur.
From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi
