How to Use ego in a Sentence

ego

noun

• I have enough ego not to want to give up easily in any contest or competition.
• But love can also be a blow to the ego, a punch to the gut, and a pain in the ass.
  — Deanna Janes, Harper's BAZAAR, 12 Apr. 2023
• This wasn’t the kind of event that bruised your ego if you were turned away at the door.
  — Jessica Hoppe, refinery29.com, 26 Sep. 2023
• Put your own ego on the shelf and see what your kid likes.
  — Lisa Selin Davis, CNN, 10 Aug. 2021
• Keep your heart open, your mind clear, and your ego in check.
  — Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Mar. 2021
• Life’s too short to read books for the sake of ego or endurance.
  — Riza Cruz, ELLE, 11 Oct. 2022
• Check your egos, in other words, at the chalets’ doors.
  — Sam Cochran, Architectural Digest, 4 Dec. 2024
• This denial of ego is echoed in the structure of the business as well.
  — Sam Reed, Glamour, 9 Feb. 2024
• That is not to say that Gehry doesn’t retain a healthy ego.
  — New York Times, 13 Apr. 2021
• The gig brought Arnall a measure of fame and an ego to go with it.
  — David Wolman, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Jan. 2025
• The mentors who called you out, the lessons that battered your ego.
  — Jodie Cook, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
• Refuse to let ego stand between you and long-term prospects.
  — Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 31 Oct. 2024
• Not enough ego among the three of them to float a party balloon.
  — Kevin Sherrington, Dallas News, 15 July 2021
• The artists were battling for their own ego, but also to grow the art form.
  — C. Brandon Ogbunu, WIRED, 6 May 2024
• His disregard was a threat, as bruising to the ego as a punch to the jaw.
  — Robin Givhan, Washington Post, 19 Oct. 2021
• As usual, Scott Boras’ ego has gotten in the way of the truth.
  — Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2023
• So if Ben had an idea or Matt had an idea, there was no ego.
  — Tommy McArdle, Peoplemag, 15 Dec. 2023
• When a man’s ego is threatened, the whole universe seems to hang in the balance.
  — Sam Anderson, New York Times, 3 June 2023
• That left the red team to return to the mansion with bruised egos — and bodies.
  — Dana Rose Falcone, People.com, 3 Oct. 2024
• The eye-opening questions, the testing of ego, the swerves in and out of accord.
  — Virginia Heffernan, Wired, 11 July 2022
• One thing about me and Kawhi is like, there is no ego in our friendship.
  — Andrew Greif, Los Angeles Times, 3 Dec. 2020
• That sort of lack of ego is hard to come by in Hollywood.
  — Mike Scott, NOLA.com, 25 Jan. 2021
• The President is a child who doesn't like his ego to be hurt, a spoiled child.
  — Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Aug. 2025
• Shedding the ego and starting over after you’ve made it to the top is hard.
  — Mike Freeman, USA TODAY, 4 Feb. 2021
• As for the egos of the players suiting up for the nation’s capital?
  — Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 23 Mar. 2026
• So if our leader can check his ego, clearly the rest of us could check our ego.
  — Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 18 Mar. 2026
• Like their ego is being quieted .
  — Outside Online, 18 Mar. 2026
• That company ended in bankruptcy and bruised egos.
  — Brent Lang, Variety, 17 Mar. 2026
• Good luck tonight, have fun, and remember that loud, enthusiastic laughter is good for your health and my ego.
  — Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Mar. 2026
• But on Sunday, anyone with an ego got swatted on the nose.
  — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 16 Mar. 2026