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

Denis Leary, with a distracting dye job, plays self-important Army Col.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 31, 2024

Though both are esteemed actors in their own right, neither is too self-important to throw off the balance in front of the camera.

From Salon • Dec. 11, 2024

“You must think I’m nuts. And even if those pills work, look what they’re supposed to do. From what I can tell, ‘cured’ means being a jealous, self-important, whiny little ugly- brain.

From "Uglies" by Scott Westerfeld