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self-centered

[self-sen-terd] / ˈsɛlfˈsɛn tərd /


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He is, instead, exactly the kind of tetchy, self-centered young man who is “more than happy to use everyone around him” to further his work.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026

She also misses what Mr. Calder makes evident to the reader: that Chuck is a self-centered, smooth-talking empty shell who is going to string her along until the moment she demands an emotional investment.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026

Obviously, boomers are not all self-centered; they may require more help as they age.

From MarketWatch ● Dec. 29, 2025

She relocates “The Seagull,” as a program note specifies and her production flamboyantly conveys, “to the self-centered Me Generation of the ’70s that followed the social upheaval of the ’60s.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 16, 2025

Nations, by law, are solitary, self-centered, withdrawn into themselves.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas


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