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Recent Examples of selfless from the Web
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To truly love yourselves and others selfless, without ego, is to love every aspect of a human—including their sexuality.
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Chamber President and CEO Debra Rosen said Loeber’s selfless efforts have yielded concrete results.
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Some of the Marines who served alongside Dale Burger illustrated his bravery and selfless nature through stories of their time together in Iraq.
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Later in life, Janes would lecture on the art of stunt work, and the selfless qualities body doubles must possess.
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Moore will receive the award, which honors those who have shown selfless dedication to humanitarian causes in Akron, on Oct. 17.
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Selfless concern for the young is hardly limited to the White Helmets.
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This group was selfless and had a lot of character.
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Similarly, the guidelines would prohibit a parent from extolling the selfless dedication of a particular teacher or principal in the district who has made extraordinary efforts to help immigrant students.
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First Known Use of selfless
1821
SELFLESS Defined for English Language Learners
selfless
playDefinition of selfless for English Language Learners
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: having or showing great concern for other people and little or no concern for yourself
SELFLESS Defined for Kids
selfless
playDefinition of selfless for Students
: showing great concern for and willingness to give unselfishly to others
selflessly
adverbselflessness
nounLearn More about selfless
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Spanish Central: Translation of selfless Nglish: Translation of selfless for Spanish speakers
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