Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

The actions were self-enriching, the Oversight District board said, because the Reedy Creek board members were only allowed a maximum of $100 per month in compensation.

From Washington Times • Aug. 23, 2023

As bizarre as McGowan’s Sunday speech was, it’s hard to fault her for seeing conspiracies of self-enriching snakes wherever she looks.

From Slate • Sep. 15, 2021

It is a fever dream of a novel about political power wielded by a ruler who manipulates media and uses spectacle, including a self-enriching lottery scam, to mesmerize.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 2, 2021

McCarrick’s ambition and fundraising prowess were not considered self-enriching.

From Washington Post • Jul. 31, 2018

He sees each higher stage carrying within it the lower, the present storing up the past; he recognizes that the process is a self-enriching one.

From Browning as a Philosophical and Religious Teacher by Jones, Henry, Sir