Examples of self-concern in a Sentence
she saw in him the kind of self-concern that she thought was unattractive in a partner
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Most actions are small, simple, and self-concerned.
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Jonny Thomson,
Big Think,
11 Feb. 2026
But limiting, unhelpful characteristics such as envy, greed, and anxiety often creep in and take over when self-concern takes the lead.
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Elizabeth Mata,
Christian Science Monitor,
30 May 2025
How much genuine pathos, and how much savvy self-concern, expediency?
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Willing Davidson,
The New Yorker,
21 July 2024
While our hearts might be able to bleed for billions of strangers at a time, our heads are often preoccupied with more local problems, and the 21st century has exacerbated that dissonance to the point that we’re all locked in a near-constant negotiation between empathy and self-concern.
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David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
28 June 2024
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Jonny Thomson,
Big Think,
11 Feb. 2026
But limiting, unhelpful characteristics such as envy, greed, and anxiety often creep in and take over when self-concern takes the lead.
—
Elizabeth Mata,
Christian Science Monitor,
30 May 2025
How much genuine pathos, and how much savvy self-concern, expediency?
—
Willing Davidson,
The New Yorker,
21 July 2024
While our hearts might be able to bleed for billions of strangers at a time, our heads are often preoccupied with more local problems, and the 21st century has exacerbated that dissonance to the point that we’re all locked in a near-constant negotiation between empathy and self-concern.
—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
28 June 2024
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“Self-concern.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/self-concern. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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