self-important
Example Sentences
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All this will be to your tastes or not, but credit Mr. McInerney with not being self-important about his material.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
Pompous and self-important, it sounded as if the newspaper was really trying to say Without the Washington Post, we’re all screwed.
From Slate • Mar. 1, 2025
It’s laughable to me how self-important as an industry we can be.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 19, 2024
It doesn’t make sense that Isaac, who comes off as a fairly self-important professional, doesn’t have any hired help when Sylvia arrives, especially given the family’s obvious economic resources.
From New York Times • Jan. 4, 2024
At my son’s high school graduation a week earlier, I had listened as a self-important cable news commentator droned on for thirty minutes about the future of the media in a digital world.
From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove
