How to Use narcissism in a Sentence
narcissism
noun-
And part of that was letting go of a lot of my narcissism.
— Reggie Ugwu, New York Times, 27 Oct. 2017 -
So why would thick, bushy brows be linked to narcissism?
— Blake Bakkila, Health.com, 7 June 2018 -
The streak of narcissism in Dr. Stockmann limits the reach of his brilliance.
— Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2024 -
Studies seem to show narcissism is on the rise in younger people.
— Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 29 Oct. 2019 -
But the older parents are too lost in their narcissism to help their kids.
— Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 30 Jan. 2024 -
Nothing in this era of award-show narcissism can match its shock.
— Armond White, National Review, 19 Aug. 2022 -
Ryan Broussard) sticks, and doesn’t drown in his own narcissism.
— Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 20 June 2022 -
Then again, maybe narcissism and living for half a millennia simply amount to the same thing, and that’s the point of the flashback.
— Devon Maloney, Vulture, 24 Apr. 2021 -
But the sly pleasure of Sick of Myself is that Signe’s narcissism differs from the rest of ours more in degree than kind.
— Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 May 2022 -
One of the worst types of peers to have the displeasure of working with are those who exhibit signs of narcissism.
— Jack Kelly, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2024 -
Now that he is gone, the stubborn style, the acid wit, even the spells of narcissism, appear to have been a coping mechanism.
— Martin Amis, Hazlitt, 7 June 2023 -
There is in the play this sort of cri de coeur from Priestly that's condemning bourgeois greed and narcissism.
— Adam Green, Vogue, 7 Sep. 2017 -
The first seeds of narcissism are sewn in infancy, Raymond says.
— Jillian Kramer, SELF, 17 Oct. 2017 -
This kind of narcissism sounds a lot like self-esteem, the belief in our own abilities.
— Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 31 Oct. 2019 -
Even old allies on the right could no longer ignore the spectacle of his narcissism and self-dealing.
— David Remnick, The New Yorker, 14 Jan. 2024 -
This catholic priest is a social fighter, but there is a certain degree of narcissism in his goal.
— Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 13 Dec. 2022 -
The vibe is one of camp send-up of Hollywood narcissism, but irony and egotism are blended like a fine Bordeaux.
— Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 24 Jan. 2024 -
Research rooted in brand narcissism sounds like a needy date.
— Rebecca Brooks, Forbes, 22 Apr. 2022 -
In addition to Trump’s narcissism, Russia looms over the book.
— Jeremi Suri, Washington Post, 31 Aug. 2020 -
But, as the tale spools out, the effect is a vivid and awful dramatisation of the narcissism of obsessive love.
— The Economist, 1 Feb. 2018 -
Favoritism goes a long way in a workplace so fueled by narcissism.
— Reana Johnson, refinery29.com, 4 Dec. 2020 -
Goldsberry makes narcissism fun as the biggest diva of the four.
— Matthew Gilbert, BostonGlobe.com, 31 May 2022 -
So a normal – there are two stages in life where narcissism is expected.
— CBS News, 29 Mar. 2023 -
It was meant for a stroke, not stupidity; for Alzheimer’s, not narcissism.
— Charles Krauthammer, Twin Cities, 21 May 2017 -
What Trump can’t control — in his narcissism and his over-identification with the plight of the abuser — are his own ethics.
— Mimi Kramer, The Cut, 12 Feb. 2018 -
Frankfurter was ambitious to a fault with strains of narcissism.
— John Fabian Witt, The New Republic, 26 Aug. 2022 -
The difference between the groups came down to two variables: narcissism and sexism.
— Emma Grey Ellis, WIRED, 14 Aug. 2019 -
The show is light on plot and more a mishmash of warring desires and character studies in narcissism.
— Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 9 Mar. 2023 -
Empathy is another antidote to narcissism and focusing a lot on yourself and being in this feedback loop with yourself.
— Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 7 Sep. 2024 -
His narcissism and casual cruelty, his contempt for the truth, have contaminated public life.
— The Editors, The New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2024
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