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Less charitably, the majority gave itself an undeserved self-laudatory pat on the back in the face of a devastating moral loss.

From Slate • Jun. 27, 2018

The distinction: ads provide pertinent information such as type of practice, office hours, and even the schedule of fees; solicitation involves self-laudatory or fraudulent claims, or patients' testimonials.

From Time Magazine Archive

Time and again on the journey from Tabbas has he joined them in chuckling with ghoulish glee over some self-laudatory exposition of their own deep, deep, cunning.

From Around the World on a Bicycle - Volume II From Teheran To Yokohama by Stevens, Thomas

We can imagine what Cæsar might have said among his friends of the expediency of putting down this self-laudatory Consul.

From The Life of Cicero Volume One by Trollope, Anthony

And Mesmer leaned back in his chair, with a self-laudatory smile, like an orator who has made his point.

From The Road to Paris by Stephens, Robert Neilson