ego

Example Sentences

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He disappears upstairs and returns minutes later in a blonde wig, yellow polo with the collar popped and a white linen jacket—the costume of his alter ego, “Hall and Grits.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Even in these cases, a particular moral clarity persists: War may be terrible, egos corrupt and violence seductive, but there’s always at least one character whose vision remains unsullied.

From The Wall Street Journal

That would have been just extra work, more like an ego idea.

From Los Angeles Times

"I think the next guy will have to have a huge ego if he wants to be in the mix - so it can be someone like Shelton, maybe," said Mouratoglou.

From BBC

What the pursuers typically bring to the table are boatloads of money, typically well into the billions, and ego.

From Los Angeles Times