selfishness
the quality or state of caring only for oneself or one’s own interests:The author rants at length about the selfishness and general disregard for others that he sees at the root of modern society.
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How to use selfishness in a sentence
A willingness to be more selfish is a goal for another elite point guard prospect, Indiana senior Ali Patberg.
How These WNBA Prospects Can Improve Their Draft Stock | Howard Megdal | November 24, 2020 | FiveThirtyEightSo holding up any emergency vehicle is selfish beyond belief.
Hints From Heloise: Good manners are for the road, too | Heloise Heloise | November 23, 2020 | Washington PostIt seems selfish, as well as shortsighted, for people to refuse to take common-sense measures to protect themselves and others.
Ask Amy: Scotch and wine might lead to a problem | Amy Dickinson | November 22, 2020 | Washington PostIt seemed selfish to me to engage in nonessential travel to the race and potentially put myself and others at risk of spreading covid.
As the coronavirus tears through rural Maryland, an ultramarathon plans to race on | Rick Maese | November 19, 2020 | Washington PostMasks are neither completely selfless nor selfish — they help everyone.
Wearing a mask isn’t just about protecting other people, the CDC says. It can help you — and might prevent lockdowns. | Ben Guarino, Lena H. Sun, Ariana Eunjung Cha | November 12, 2020 | Washington Post
Marrying yourself merely underscores selfishness and self-interest, rather than enabling you to live singly in the best way.
Why Singles Should Say ‘I Don’t’ to The Self-Marriage Movement | Tim Teeman | December 30, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThey are mean, unhappy and inspired only by their fatal selfishness.
Pope Francis Denounces the Vatican Elite’s 'Spiritual Alzheimer’s' | Barbie Latza Nadeau | December 23, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe pontiff blasts the selfishness, arrogance and detachment of the cardinals in Rome.
Pope Francis Denounces the Vatican Elite’s 'Spiritual Alzheimer’s' | Barbie Latza Nadeau | December 23, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTFatigue, sadness, or psychosis is not about choice or laziness or selfishness.
I don't get to spend my money or my time with utmost selfishness.
The socialist looking thus at the world we live in sees in it nothing but waste and selfishness and inefficiency.
The Unsolved Riddle of Social Justice | Stephen LeacockEven the purest selfishness would dictate a policy of social insurance.
The Unsolved Riddle of Social Justice | Stephen LeacockThe ancient grudging selfishness that would not feed other people's children should be cast out.
The Unsolved Riddle of Social Justice | Stephen LeacockA vein of shrewd and humorous sarcasm, together with an under-current of quiet selfishness, made him a very pleasant companion. '
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce | E. R. Billings.Politeness, being based upon real kindness of heart, cannot exist where there is selfishness or brutality to warp its growth.
The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness | Florence Hartley
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