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
All our receivers have been unselfish and battle each other.
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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
Just such an unselfish, incredible player, and well deserving to be here.
—Michael Russo, The Athletic, 12 Feb. 2025
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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
Just such an unselfish, incredible player, and well deserving to be here.
—Michael Russo, The Athletic, 12 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for unselfish
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unselfish
Adjective
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Costanzo said Ferrante was generous and gave him a favorable rights deal to attempt an adaptation.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
2 Nov. 2025
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The service was crisp, the portions were highly generous (don’t miss the breakfast buffet).—
Jacqui Gifford,
Travel + Leisure,
31 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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That’s more than what Harvesters raises in charitable donations for an entire year, officials said.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
31 Oct. 2025
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Jim waits 45 minutes after sending a trade alert before buying or selling a stock in his charitable trust’s portfolio.—
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CNBC,
31 Oct. 2025
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“Unselfish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unselfish. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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