How to Use self-absorption in a Sentence

self-absorption

noun

• But, while it is not yet reflected in the GOP presidential polls, there is a risk that Trump becomes tedious in his legal self-absorption.
  — Walter Shapiro, The New Republic, 10 Apr. 2023
• Its author, Dan Fox, works to separate pretentiousness from the many turnoffs the word conjures, like arrogance, self-absorption and snobbery.
  — Jon Mooallem, New York Times, 3 Dec. 2023
• The show centers around Lauren Caspian (voiced by Woods), public radio’s third most popular host, whose self-absorption and haughtiness are matched only by the dulcet tenor of his voice.
  — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 4 Jan. 2024
• Back on the homefront, Zora lapses into blathering self-absorption and even Billie, the nurse, comments on her need to devote more quality time to her daughter.
  — Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Sep. 2023
• Within and around that serious and timely matter, the musical’s creators found time and space to affectionately send up the vanity and self-absorption of some — many?
  — Don Aucoin, BostonGlobe.com, 11 May 2023
• Monologuing about the minutiae of one’s DNA is self-absorption at, quite literally, the cellular level.
  — Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 8 Apr. 2024
• Making savvy use of that thriller conceit, Tolkin’s wildly entertaining first novel offers a front-row seat to the self-absorption that characterizes those who would (and do) become mythmakers in Tinseltown.
  — Matt Brennan, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2024
• Nichols argues that in an era of jaundiced self-absorption, citizens in Western societies have lost their appreciation of democratic values and the virtues of civic engagement.
  — Tom Nichols, Foreign Affairs, 24 Aug. 2021
• Nadja distracts Leon from finishing his latest novel and, with brutal honesty, forces him to confront his caustic temperament and self-absorption.
  — Manori Ravindran, Variety, 20 June 2023
• For many, Yoon’s self-absorption and eagerness to target the media are reminiscent of the country’s mid-century military dictatorship, which lasted until the nineteen-eighties.
  — E. Tammy Kim, The New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2023
• But Carell steers clear of anything resembling a star turn, preferring instead to be a witness to these theatrical proceedings until the crucial showdown with Alexander, whose titanic self-absorption Molina captures to perfection.
  — Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2024
• The interview went viral on Friday, prompting widespread criticism of Wenner and portraying him as embodying stereotypes about baby boomer self-absorption and entitlement.
  — Meredith Blake, Anchorage Daily News, 17 Sep. 2023
• Contented as a character actor and always game to subvert his beefcake stature, Marino excels at playing mostly likable putzes who teeter precariously between sympathetic earnestness and manic self-absorption.
  — Kenny Herzog, Vulture, 2 June 2023
• Massive self-absorption, vanity, and insecurity were their hallmarks.
  — Don Aucoin, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Apr. 2023
• DeMent’s political narcissism outdoes Beyoncé’s self-absorption.
  — Armond White, National Review, 28 Apr. 2023

Last Updated: 3 Nov 2024