selfishly
Example Sentences
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In college sports, the rich are incentivized to get richer and act selfishly, and the money keeps going up.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
"It's something that selfishly will make me feel good about what I do," he said.
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 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
Kevin Costner reveals in a recent interview that he cast his 15-year-old son Hayes in his newest film, ‘Horizon: An American Saga,’ because ‘I selfishly wanted him with me’ on set.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 28, 2025
If it were, Mrs. Maroney would have pressed it selfishly to her chest like Flora clinging to my bag of lemon drops.
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
