egocentric

Example Sentences

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The student also claimed to have been haunted by a small voice “he described as selfish, manipulative, egocentric, that incited him to do evil,” the prosecutor added.

From New York Times

“He’s super callous, fragile, egocentric braggadocious. Likes to throw big words around and hopes that we all notice. If he keeps repeating them they might just make him POTUS,” belted out Rainbow.

From Seattle Times

Now, she’s back with another West African comedy of bad manners, “Nollywood Dreams,” an affectionate sendup of the egocentric pretensions of the movie business.

From Washington Post

Also, the idea that the era one grew up in is the "right" one is egocentric.

From Salon

But it provides new confirmation of homing pigeons’ remarkable memory, he says: “It closes the distance a little bit between our egocentric sense of human cognitive abilities and what animals can do.”

From Scientific American