Examples of self-absorption in a Sentence
the novel's major characters all suffer from self-absorption, and they are every bit as insufferable as such people are in real life
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Those sorts of unexpected shifts are what make Vile’s brand of self-absorption so uniquely absorbing after all these years, even as Philadelphia leans into his familiar formula of ’70s-Neil ditch-digging filtered through ’80s-Springsteen production and stretched across ’90s-CD sprawl.
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Stuart Berman,
Pitchfork,
4 June 2026
The depth of her ambition was hard to reach, as was her self-absorption.
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Sara Wheeler,
Big Think,
17 Apr. 2026
Beware the tendency to slip into self-absorption as a Dragon, however.
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Kyle Lucia Wu,
Condé Nast Traveler,
17 Feb. 2026
The tensions among Robyn, Dara and Saoirse are especially well-drawn; the women call each other out for Robyn’s self-absorption, Dara’s cowardice and Saoirse’s unseemly appetite for excitement as only old friends can.
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Alison Herman,
Variety,
12 Feb. 2026
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Stuart Berman,
Pitchfork,
4 June 2026
The depth of her ambition was hard to reach, as was her self-absorption.
—
Sara Wheeler,
Big Think,
17 Apr. 2026
Beware the tendency to slip into self-absorption as a Dragon, however.
—
Kyle Lucia Wu,
Condé Nast Traveler,
17 Feb. 2026
The tensions among Robyn, Dara and Saoirse are especially well-drawn; the women call each other out for Robyn’s self-absorption, Dara’s cowardice and Saoirse’s unseemly appetite for excitement as only old friends can.
—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
12 Feb. 2026
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“Self-absorption.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/self-absorption. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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