selfishly
Example Sentences
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"There are people who have profound problems with social behaviour, because they can't take other people's perspective into account and are constantly behaving selfishly," Prof Ruff told BBC Radio 4's Inside Science.
From BBC ● Feb. 12, 2026
But really the brothers love working together and Chris admits that they started the podcast "quite selfishly as we were just trying to answer our own questions".
From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2025
He’s even selfishly hoarded toilet paper in his fancy adobe estate.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2025
“The whole picture and what’s good for the film sometimes it’s not what selfishly you would want to do for yourself.”
From Salon ● Jun. 2, 2025
I understood that Akhi had different goals as a coach than I did as a competitor and that I wasn’t his only student, but selfishly I wanted him to stick with me.
From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad
