self-important
Example Sentences
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“Spinal Tap” sent-up self-important band documentaries like “The Last Waltz”; “The Sure Thing” attempted to liberate the teen sex comedy from raunchy “Porky’s”-style copycats.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 15, 2025
I don’t want to make it sound totally self-important, but I do think there is something that's kind of nihilistic: “Don’t sell out, man,” even as you're selling out.
From Salon • Feb. 2, 2025
The fact is that bringing together a host of successful but self-important luminaries to forecast the future is a mug’s game.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 17, 2024
It doesn’t make sense that Isaac, who comes off as a fairly self-important professional, doesn’t have any hired help when Sylvia arrives, especially given the family’s obvious economic resources.
From New York Times • Jan. 4, 2024
The senior staff, conferring in self-important groups at the corridor intersections, were nursing a secret.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
