selfishness
Example Sentences
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He preaches selfishness instead of selflessness, avarice instead of charity and going after the least of us instead of raising them up.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
He has little patience for selfishness or opportunism.
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
Until that inevitable conclusion, I’ll be rooting for Max Cady’s campaign against the Bowdens’ vortex of selfishness, which is entirely OK to do.
From Salon ● Jul. 17, 2026
Or was his quest for power rooted in sheer petty selfishness?
From Slate ● Jul. 13, 2026
Hope and pray and wish that no one else dies because of my selfishness.
From "Insurgent" by Veronica Roth
