Example Sentences

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The club will hope he can rebuild a side that fights collectively rather than individually, and to manage some of football's biggest personalities, several of whom have faced criticism this season for acting egotistically.

From BBC • May 12, 2026

“When I was younger, I was much more egotistically attached to concepts that would come up in my mind about how a character should be,” he said.

From New York Times • Jun. 3, 2022

“Few people who are not strong egotistically gravitate to it.”

From Seattle Times • Jun. 3, 2021

I assumed, egotistically, that the whole thing was some weird Wohlian attempt to sting me or weave me into their next farce.

From Salon • Jun. 4, 2020

Here, I will egotistically confess, I like to flourish.

From The Wound Dresser A Series of Letters Written from the Hospitals in Washington during the War of the Rebellion by Whitman, Walt