self-centered
Example Sentences
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All of his successes have attracted critics worried he has become too powerful, too reckless, too self-centered.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 13, 2026
Obviously, boomers are not all self-centered; they may require more help as they age.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 29, 2025
Bensimon ended Season 2 looking self-centered and detached, while Frankel was calm and collected.
From Salon ● May 20, 2025
The fact that they are being paid to do this, with all the trappings of every parents-under-stress reality show, only adds to the air of self-centered exploitation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 11, 2025
“It just occurred to me that in point of fact what you just said can't be true because I am the world's most self-centered person.”
From "An Abundance of Katherines" by John Green
