selfish
Example Sentences
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She’s there to see if her newly married, newly wealthy and perennially selfish sister, Frances, might be willing to spare some money to help her family back home.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026
Which is why you might want to take an interest in what’s actually happening inside these homes — even if only for selfish reasons.
From MarketWatch • May 5, 2026
Eventually, I had to become selfish and shut him out, so that he could get help because only he could be the one to seek help.
From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026
There’s not much comic zing in the idea that a handful of selfish families rule the world.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026
It seems brutally selfish to me to have slept so long, and let him watch all night; but he was quite right.
From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker
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