self-regard
Example Sentences
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Quite the opposite is true for the new restoration of “The Crowd,” an undisputed masterpiece of the silent era and as cutting an indictment of American self-regard and hubris as ever was made.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 11, 2026
He was resented for puncturing euphemisms of communal self-regard.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2025
Hawke doesn’t overload their delicate dances or any of his other scene partnerships with an insistence on pulling the spotlight, true to his character’s unspoken self-regard as a guide who happens to investigate his curiosities.
From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2025
The entire movie has a disappointing air of smug self-regard about it, with an expectation the audience will adore everything about the characters as much as they do.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2025
It was his presence that was oversized, as were his self-regard and his inventory of talents, including a Svengali-like ability to manipulate people.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
