selfless
Example Sentences
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The pair's selfless actions, sacrificing their own race times, prompted cheers from the crowd who were lining the finishing straight.
From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026
This "selfless" sharing, known as horizontal gene transfer, can rapidly spread useful traits including genes that confer resistance to antibiotic drugs used to treat infections.
From Science Daily • Apr. 17, 2026
Anthropic and its chief executive, Dario Amodei, in some accounts, are selfless heroes, acting against the incentives that normally operate in business.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026
“Service to our country, service to the Constitution, selfless service.”
From Slate • Apr. 1, 2026
Tonight I will be honest, and selfless, and brave.
From "Insurgent" by Veronica Roth
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