selfishness
Example Sentences
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He has little patience for selfishness or opportunism.
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
Or was his quest for power rooted in sheer petty selfishness?
From Slate ● Jul. 13, 2026
Defending his government's policy, Sanchez said the "world does not need more selfishness or more fear. What it needs are countries that show solidarity and want to step forward."
From Barron's ● May 12, 2026
“First of all, I’ve served this party for a long time. I don’t do it out of selfishness, by any means,” she said at a Saturday gathering where she provided breakfast burritos to delegates.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 21, 2026
The harder part was seeing the selfishness inherent in making that choice, knowing that it had required hours of advance meetings between security teams and local police.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
