unselfish
adjective
un·self·ish
ˌən-ˈsel-fish 
: not selfish : generous
unselfishly
adverb
unselfishness
noun
Synonyms
Examples of unselfish in a Sentence
She's a very unselfish young woman.
an unselfish man who spends much of his time helping his community
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Nor has his unselfish winning aura, playing on four NCAA Tournament teams in four years, twice reaching the second week and last year coming one game short of a national championship.
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Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Apr. 2024
Sacramento, like Denver, has an unselfish center who is an expert passer.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2024
He’s had so many comments that were so unselfish in not blaming anything or anybody.
—Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 7 Mar. 2024
An unselfish brand of basketball on both ends of the court that resulted in the Pride defeating Modesto Christian 64-52 on Saturday night and punching their ticket to a championship matchup with Archbishop Riordan.
—Joseph Dycus, The Mercury News, 3 Mar. 2024
The Ravens were unselfish and that is difficult to accomplish in this day and age.
—Mike Preston, Baltimore Sun, 31 Jan. 2024
The unselfish play started early with senior guard Emma Hendricks passing up an open shot off a shot-fake and dribble to find Montgomery underneath for an easy lay-in and 4-2 lead.
—Paul Shepherd, The Indianapolis Star, 31 Jan. 2024
Martin said that playing unselfish, team basketball has been the driving force of the Wolves’ dominant 30 game win streak.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Jan. 2024
To shift things that drastically, Jones said, took both commitment and guys being unselfish.
—Jesse Newell, Kansas City Star, 22 Jan. 2024
Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Apr. 2024
Sacramento, like Denver, has an unselfish center who is an expert passer.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2024
He’s had so many comments that were so unselfish in not blaming anything or anybody.
—Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 7 Mar. 2024
An unselfish brand of basketball on both ends of the court that resulted in the Pride defeating Modesto Christian 64-52 on Saturday night and punching their ticket to a championship matchup with Archbishop Riordan.
—Joseph Dycus, The Mercury News, 3 Mar. 2024
The Ravens were unselfish and that is difficult to accomplish in this day and age.
—Mike Preston, Baltimore Sun, 31 Jan. 2024
The unselfish play started early with senior guard Emma Hendricks passing up an open shot off a shot-fake and dribble to find Montgomery underneath for an easy lay-in and 4-2 lead.
—Paul Shepherd, The Indianapolis Star, 31 Jan. 2024
Martin said that playing unselfish, team basketball has been the driving force of the Wolves’ dominant 30 game win streak.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Jan. 2024
To shift things that drastically, Jones said, took both commitment and guys being unselfish.
—Jesse Newell, Kansas City Star, 22 Jan. 2024
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unselfish
adjective
un·self·ish
ˌən-ˈsel-fish
ˈən-
: not selfish : generous
unselfishly
adverb
unselfishness
noun
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