as in generous
giving or sharing in abundance and without hesitation
an unselfish man who spends much of his time helping his community
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Recent Examples of unselfish
Springer is an unselfish, and true team player.
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Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
All our receivers have been unselfish and battle each other.
—Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 30 Aug. 2025
Their opener against Young Boys was a fine example of the kind of goals made possible by unselfish off-ball running.
—Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2025
That means everyone doing extra work, being unselfish, and that’s a quality that breeds success.
—Walter Villa, Miami Herald, 23 July 2025
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Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
All our receivers have been unselfish and battle each other.
—Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 30 Aug. 2025
Their opener against Young Boys was a fine example of the kind of goals made possible by unselfish off-ball running.
—Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2025
That means everyone doing extra work, being unselfish, and that’s a quality that breeds success.
—Walter Villa, Miami Herald, 23 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for unselfish
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unselfish
Adjective
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Despite widespread fatigue over tipping prompts, Americans still tend to be generous when dining out at restaurants.—
Peter Burke,
FOXNews.com,
9 Nov. 2025
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Duvi was pleasantly surprised when their photographers not only issued a generous refund, but also stayed late and added extra services.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
PEOPLE,
8 Nov. 2025
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The project is administered by Local Media Foundation, tax ID #36‐4427750, a Section 501(c)(3) charitable trust affiliated with Local Media Association.—
April Quevedo,
jsonline.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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The project can't be taken off the township's tax rolls by being sold or leased to a nonprofit charitable or other tax-exempt entity.—
Keith Matheny,
Freep.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Unselfish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unselfish. Accessed 25 Nov. 2025.
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