self-centered
Example Sentences
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The Jordan that the audience gets to know is a bit surly and self-centered.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026
He is, instead, exactly the kind of tetchy, self-centered young man who is “more than happy to use everyone around him” to further his work.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
That self-centered cluelessness ended up torpedoing Pratt’s best campaign moment.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 10, 2026
Obviously, boomers are not all self-centered; they may require more help as they age.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 29, 2025
Tinker Bell was among those who didn’t come, which did not particularly trouble Meggie, for she had realized that Peter Pan’s fairy was very self-centered.
From "Inkheart" by Cornelia Funke
