How to Use narcissist in a Sentence

narcissist

noun
  • What is 'gray rocking'?:How to set boundaries with the narcissist in your life.
    Jenna Ryu, USA TODAY, 9 Aug. 2022
  • The narcissist in him doesn’t allow those things to happen.
    Nick Canepacolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 May 2022
  • Logan Paul is a narcissist that has no respect at all for the well-being of his fans.
    Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune Crypto, 3 Feb. 2023
  • All of these people are delusional narcissists; oh, to be one of them!
    Phillip MacIak, The New Republic, 9 June 2023
  • Aunt Debra is a terrible person—a thief, a narcissist, a liar, and a cheat.
    Max Berlinger, Town & Country, 13 Apr. 2023
  • This narcissist beloved by so many, a man who couldn’t stand being by himself, died in solitude.
    Charlotte Fox Weber, Time, 23 June 2023
  • Two are drug addicts and alcoholics, and one is a narcissist.
    Annie Lane, oregonlive, 27 July 2021
  • My sibling is a narcissist, and because of that, I was raised to never ask for or expect much of anything.
    Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 23 Apr. 2023
  • In this reimagining, Dan is still a narcissist and a buffoon.
    Alexis Soloski, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2023
  • The word 'narcissist' has been thrown around loosely to refer to toxic people.
    Jenna Ryu, USA TODAY, 3 Aug. 2022
  • Kimberly has a deadbeat drunk for a dad (Steven Boyer) and a chirpy narcissist for a mom (Alli Mauzey).
    Alexandra Schwartz, The New Yorker, 10 Dec. 2021
  • Dan’s a narcissist, Beth is the adult child of alcoholics who has always been very capable, and now is helpless.
    Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 May 2023
  • Fisher called Saban a narcissist who probably should’ve been slapped more as a child.
    Michael Casagrande | McAsagrande@al.com, al, 4 Oct. 2022
  • Dennis is a handsome man with ugly ways, a predatory narcissist who just happens to keep zip ties and duct tape in his trunk.
    Geoff Edgers, Washington Post, 5 May 2023
  • Learn about how partners of narcissists can be victims of emotional abuse.
    Claire Gillespie, Health, 1 May 2023
  • This was a man who just two weeks prior referred to Saban as a despicable narcissist who needed to be slapped more as a child.
    John Talty | Jtalty@al.com, al, 2 June 2022
  • The Republican Chair of this committee just called him a narcissist.
    Candy Woodall, USA TODAY, 24 Mar. 2023
  • In the film, Cage is depicted as a narcissist who has at times distanced himself from his family in his pursuit of stardom.
    Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 2022
  • My therapist suggested years ago that my sister-in-law may be a narcissist.
    Washington Post, 28 June 2021
  • What everyone's talking about Is your teen a narcissist?
    Laura L. Davis, USA TODAY, 20 July 2023
  • Managing a narcissist in the workplace can be tough and your response will ultimately depend on the person and the workplace.
    Michael Polk, Rolling Stone, 5 Aug. 2022
  • Prosecutors painted a portrait of a rich narcissist who didn't think the laws applied to him and ruthlessly disposed of people who stood in his way.
    Arkansas Online, 19 Sep. 2021
  • One of the chief arguments against electing Trump in the first place was that a bloviating narcissist like him should never, ever have access to atomic weaponry.
    Joel Mathis, The Week, 6 Mar. 2022
  • Unlike a grandiose narcissist, a vulnerable narcissist isn't the life or leader of the party.
    Health.com, 20 Apr. 2021
  • It’s used to describe someone with dark traits similar to a narcissist, which refers to people with a grandiose sense of self who often dismisses others’ feelings.
    Erica Sweeney, Men's Health, 13 Oct. 2022
  • Listen, Will managed to use the perfect set-up of being asked to spell narcissist to both insult Peter and avoid having to spell a genuinely difficult word.
    Ali Barthwell, Vulture, 8 Dec. 2021
  • My siblings are thoughtful and kind, but one of my brothers is a conversational narcissist.
    Abigail Van Buren, oregonlive, 2 June 2022
  • Anna, at the age of 39, has become persona non grata after the New York Times panned her comic novel about the opioid crisis, labeling her a classist and a narcissist.
    Sam Sacks, WSJ, 29 Nov. 2023
  • All but the most ardent narcissist will find the mirrors’ borders every bit as captivating as the reflections within.
    Washington Post, 25 Feb. 2022
  • Mental health experts say the seeds get sowed in childhood, and even well-meaning parents can inadvertently raise a narcissist.
    USA TODAY, 1 Aug. 2023

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