self-praise
noun
: praise of oneself
… the excessive self-praise that marred his earlier writings.—
Alden Vaughan
Alden VaughanAllowing himself a little self-praise, he [Tom Raudonikis] said, "I did well to finish the game."—Roy Masters
Roy MastersExamples of self-praise in a Sentence
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The combination of Kraft and Heinz, wed with glorious self-praise in 2015, will be legally rent asunder.
—Erik Sherman, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
This may manifest itself in exaggerated self-praise or frequent demands for attention.
—Veronica Cristino, Vogue, 5 Dec. 2024
Nash-Betts honored the victims of Dahmer in her powerful speech, but also kept things light with a moment of self-praise.
—Lindsay Kimble, Peoplemag, 16 Jan. 2024
Gangsta rap, a genre of turf wars and swaggering self-praise, is a funny place to look for convivencia.
—Robyn Creswell, The New York Review of Books, 7 Oct. 2021
The authorities soon regained their grip, silencing critics and unleashing a torrent of self-praise, detailed accounts of disorder in other countries, and disinformation about the source of the virus.
—Aaron L. Friedberg, Foreign Affairs, 11 Aug. 2020
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Erik Sherman, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
This may manifest itself in exaggerated self-praise or frequent demands for attention.
—Veronica Cristino, Vogue, 5 Dec. 2024
Nash-Betts honored the victims of Dahmer in her powerful speech, but also kept things light with a moment of self-praise.
—Lindsay Kimble, Peoplemag, 16 Jan. 2024
Gangsta rap, a genre of turf wars and swaggering self-praise, is a funny place to look for convivencia.
—Robyn Creswell, The New York Review of Books, 7 Oct. 2021
The authorities soon regained their grip, silencing critics and unleashing a torrent of self-praise, detailed accounts of disorder in other countries, and disinformation about the source of the virus.
—Aaron L. Friedberg, Foreign Affairs, 11 Aug. 2020
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“Self-praise.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/self-praise. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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