self-absorbed
Example Sentences
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In 2016’s The Mandibles, she created a character whom she described as a “pure piss-take” of herself: belligerent, tactless, a maniacal exerciser–the Ur-Boomer, utterly self-absorbed and an unalloyed financial disaster for society.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 31, 2026
"We will no longer be an isolated country, a country that is self-absorbed and acts solely out of political necessity."
From Barron's • Nov. 21, 2025
By Alan, of course, he is referring to his much-loved and often quoted comedy creation, Alan Partridge - the tactless, self-absorbed and self-styled presenter.
From BBC • Sep. 30, 2025
Marnie’s so self-absorbed that she doesn’t realize how mortifying this little show is, or how obvious it is that she’s using the event for clout.
From Salon • Jul. 1, 2025
They were, to a degree that would have been fascinating in less trying circumstances, stupid, obnoxious, cheerfully but astonishingly self-absorbed, and not remotely acquainted with trail etiquette.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
