Example Sentences

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Musk and Navarro, deluded as they may be, are self-anointed geniuses in specific areas of commerce, economics and technology.

From Salon • Apr. 13, 2025

The only other thing I am dreading is when the self-anointed King passes Kareem Abdul-Jabbar for the scoring record.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 12, 2022

This was, after all, the home of the staff’s self-anointed “Usual Gang of Idiots.”

From Washington Post • Oct. 2, 2022

Our self-anointed place in the web of life was total apex, and our greed nearly devoured the planet.

From Slate • Feb. 26, 2022

It is her habit, like a self-anointed preacher, to choose a moral tale from her memory and tell it to those nearby, whether or not they wish to hear it.

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein