self-satisfaction

Example Sentences

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One pupil at Ysgol Stanwell in Penarth, Vale of Glamorgan, said there was a "sense of real self-satisfaction knowing that you've helped make a difference".

From BBC • Sep. 11, 2025

It seemed to be a win all around — bestowing freedom on the confined, self-satisfaction to the social engineers and taxpayers a free lunch.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 2, 2024

I partly agree with this story; but it’s also a monument to elite self-satisfaction.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 4, 2023

The majority opinion adopted an almost gloating tone of self-satisfaction at the court’s ability to analyze the case with cold logic rather than heated passion.

From Slate • Apr. 21, 2023

“It’s half of the bedsheet that was stolen from your tent this morning,” Milo explained with nervous self-satisfaction, his rusty mustache twitching rapidly.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller