self-admiration
Example Sentences
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Miller’s article is full of admiration, both for Delaney, and self-admiration, for his own ability to appreciate Delaney’s genius.
From Washington Post • Mar. 11, 2020
The Pennsylvania Gazette, my alma mater’s glossy alumni magazine, doesn’t stray far from institutional self-admiration.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 26, 2018
Photograph: Mike Hoban Tisbe and Clorinda, the daughters of Don Magnifico, are adorning themselves extravagantly, and indulging in ecstasies of self-admiration.
From The Guardian • Jun. 18, 2012
Robert Eli plays Hannay, who made his first appearance in John Buchan’s 1915 novel, with a nice mix of heroic self-admiration and comic doltishness.
From New York Times • Apr. 17, 2011
"The Soul of the Native Woman," repeated Bones, in an ecstasy of self-admiration, and having chosen his subject he proceeded to find out something about it.
From Bones Being Further Adventures in Mr. Commissioner Sanders' Country by Wallace, Edgar
