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

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

The main wrong he’s doing is displaying an egocentric contempt for all those who have troubled themselves to support the scheme by putting in the small contributions that make society work.

From New York Times

“I enjoyed being the center of attention. We’re all egocentric to a certain extent. To be on cable news, to do 60 Minutes, to be on Opera … it’s fun,” he said.

From The Verge