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
“His conversations were inept and usually self-centered, causing normal people to avoid him. He had no regular friends. Even his co-workers found him difficult to relate to.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 29, 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
When most people picture a narcissist, we think of self-centered, awful people who lack empathy.
From Salon • May 9, 2024
People wanted to like him, they wanted to believe him, but he was undependable and self-centered at best, mischievous or evil at worst.
From "Norse Mythology" by Neil Gaiman
