selfishly
adverb
self·ish·ly
ˈsel-fish-lē 
: in a selfish way
acting/behaving selfishly
… he selfishly hogged attention for his injury …—
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Louise ErdrichHe finds support for his intuition from game theory, which says that if everyone in a game acts selfishly, everyone suffers.—Gina Kolata
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In the absence of an audit of the defeat (though Martin has promised one), a consensus has emerged that the fault lies entirely with Biden and his clique for having selfishly insisted on running despite his evident senility.
—Andrew Cockburn, Harpers Magazine, 16 July 2025
The author of this article selfishly was hoping for some sort of guidance or commentary on the forthcoming sunset of the Tax Cuts & Jobs Act (TCJA) on January 1, 2026, knowing darn well that addressing such issue will need the assistance of Congress, but unfortunately there was no such luck.
—Darren T. Case, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
We are now being told to believe in an America that can chart its course selfishly—from Greenland to Panama to Canada to Gaza—almost entirely on the basis of a surreal mixture of Manifest Destiny, gunboat diplomacy, and golf resort and tournament planning.
—Penny Abeywardena, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2025
And so the two women selfishly agree to share the rogue doubles, while Mickey 18 plots a coup.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 15 Feb. 2025
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Andrew Cockburn, Harpers Magazine, 16 July 2025
The author of this article selfishly was hoping for some sort of guidance or commentary on the forthcoming sunset of the Tax Cuts & Jobs Act (TCJA) on January 1, 2026, knowing darn well that addressing such issue will need the assistance of Congress, but unfortunately there was no such luck.
—Darren T. Case, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
We are now being told to believe in an America that can chart its course selfishly—from Greenland to Panama to Canada to Gaza—almost entirely on the basis of a surreal mixture of Manifest Destiny, gunboat diplomacy, and golf resort and tournament planning.
—Penny Abeywardena, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2025
And so the two women selfishly agree to share the rogue doubles, while Mickey 18 plots a coup.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 15 Feb. 2025
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“Selfishly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/selfishly. Accessed 24 Jul. 2025.
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