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Recent Examples of amour propre But Edna soon became a case study in exorbitant amour propre, lampooning suburban pretensions, political correctness and the cult of celebrity, and acquiring a damehood along the way. Margalit Fox, New York Times, 22 Apr. 2023 White is Smart Lite without the emotional volatility and ever-present amour propre. Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 21 June 2022 But Britain, its amour propre stung at losing such a treasure, halted its export and raised money to keep it in the country. Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2022 As Joe Biden has frankly noted, Mrs. Biden sought the Dr. honorific to rebuild her amour propre. Kyle Smith, National Review, 16 Dec. 2020 Underneath its gleaming promise of public scholarship, Wikipedia is a community that teems with its own authorities and cognoscenti, with all the high-handedness, Byzantine bylaws, and amour propre of any cultural institution on 5th Avenue. Benjamin Wofford, Wired, 2 Nov. 2020 Fundamental to Chinese amour propre is the belief that the language is too difficult for foreigners, who will never master its complete set of characters. Peter Neville-Hadley, WSJ, 1 Sep. 2017 There is no such thing as private satisfaction of amour propre. David Lay Williams, Washington Post, 25 Aug. 2017 Concessions at this stage would damage national amour propre to an unacceptable degree. Patrick N. Theros, Time, 26 July 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for amour propre
Noun
  • Soapstone tops the bespoke vanity with hardware from Rejuvenation.
    Elizabeth Fazzare, Architectural Digest, 17 Feb. 2025
  • Daniel Petroni Photography The primary suite bathroom features twin vanities, side-by-side showers encased in a glass cube and a black bathtub under a crystal chandelier at its center.
    Ray Parisi, CNBC, 7 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • After surviving the Holocaust, a Hungarian Jewish architect (Adrien Brody) comes to the USA to build a life for his family while weathering his own considerable ego and vices.
    Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 21 Feb. 2025
  • The distinction there isn’t about ego but whether Musk’s wrecking ball can continue swinging unabated.
    Philip Elliott, TIME, 19 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • There’s a mutual respect that exists on both sides and there’s also a tremendous amount of pride.
    Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 16 Feb. 2025
  • Time to play politics First, our governor, senators and congressional representatives who express such pride in our university system need to stand up and defend it.
    Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 15 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Payton approached the quarterback vacancy with arrogance.
    Troy Renck, The Denver Post, 21 Feb. 2025
  • How narcissism and exclusion fuel one another Narcissists often display disruptive behaviors in social settings, such as aggression or arrogance, that increase the likelihood of others distancing themselves over time.
    Julianna Bragg, CNN, 20 Feb. 2025

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“Amour propre.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/amour%20propre. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.

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