(1) Arrogant, narcissistic, egotistical, brilliant – all of that I can handle in Paul,” Levinson writes.
(2) I had lived 20 years of manic self-fulfilment, but now all those experiences I had so carefully curated for myself seemed egotistical, empty, without someone to pass them on to.
(3) With radio, it's much more immediate and I much more directly feel what I can put out as a programme and that's quite satisfying in its own ravingly egotistical way.
(4) He must have known, in a very kind and non-egotistical way, that a kind word from him could change a person’s life for the better.
(5) When the negotiations step into egotistical political territory – rather than cooperation – taxpayers will lose even more faith in the people they send to Washington, just as they did last year.
(6) He was the opposite of an egotist, being neither boastful nor conceited, but his professional personality had a streak of the kindly egoist to it.
(7) What I think is that he is a man of extremes: that he is driven and brave, fearful and insecure; that he is courteous and kind, rude and egotistical; that he is crazily romantic, asphyxiatingly possessive; that he is intelligent and self-contained, stupid and hot-headed.
(8) You get accused of being egotistical and thinking of the brand of 'The Great LeBron' as an individual - but you took a lot of flak for saying you wanted to be part of a team with other great players I know exactly what you mean.
(9) But we soon realised how naive, even egotistical, this was.
(10) Trust yourself to love them in the condition they’re in, instead of ignorantly and egotistically giving useless advice that won’t ultimately change their prognosis.
(11) As much as you want to believe he's the same clutch-free, semi-oblivious egotist of those pre-championship years, that's not him any longer.
(12) The minutiae of his plans are thrilling to anyone who's a fashion nerd, but what is particularly fascinating is how all of Hedi's work – reported by naysayers as disrespectful, egotistical – was actually inspired by Yves Saint Laurent himself.
(13) It seems Pearson's withering deconstruction of Brown's often abrasive and egotistical modus operandi has left him a little chastened – and extremely defensive.
(14) Sick of tacky reality shows with egotistic wannabes?
(15) It’s frequently suggested that millennials , who have grown up surrounded by technology that can meet their every need, are more egotistical and selfish than their parents’ generation, and perhaps this is the case.
(16) The British star of The Amazing Spider-Man, Andrew Garfield , has fiercely denied reports that he upset a five-year-old cancer survivor at last Sunday's Oscars through alleged "egotistical" behaviour.
(17) Furthermore, convincing your fellow audience members that you are honestly trying to contribute will recast you not as a selfish egotist but a lovable buffoon.
(18) Together, these would aggregate into the city as a work of art, the vision of heroic egotists in generational revolt against the 19th century.
(19) There had been rumblings over Ramphele's egotistical behaviour and some staff going unpaid.
(20) An egotist and a populist, Perez is a figure who enjoys the summer months far more than the season itself because he can't control everything that happens out on the pitch.
Highfalutin
Definition:
Example Sentences:
(1) Oh, but now this is highfalutin identity politics to be sneered at along with your safe spaces and trigger warnings.
(2) As if to prove she had not abandoned US television entirely in favour of the highfalutin' and literary, she took a recurring role as Hannibal Lecter's psychiatrist in the current TV series Hannibal .
(3) And are violations of the rule obvious products of mishearing, careless reading, or a chintzy attempt to sound highfalutin?
(4) Such comparisons seem a bit highfalutin for what is ultimately a teen-friendly action flick, but Lawrence insists that real-world analogies are legitimate.
(5) In what Politico described as a “brutal” indictment last week, the paper’s editorial board – considered a must-read for the very kind of conservative voters and donors Romney would seek – expressed precisely the same denigrating assessment of Romney as Murdoch’s tweet did, albeit in more highfalutin language.
(6) This highfalutin pudding really does live up to its name.
(7) Not the highfalutin Royal Albert Hall, live-on-BBC-telly event.
(8) He once earned a famous reproach for writing too highfalutin a match report of a game between Chelsea and Blackpool, evoking Greek tragedy and, specifically, the blinding of Oedipus ("Will you tell me one thing?"
(9) I know that sounds awfully highfalutin and philosophical, but it's precisely what the healthcare debate, both the current and historic versions, has been about.
(10) "The thing that everybody always theorises is, why did you recommend such a highfalutin-type system for the WCML?
(11) Major's "back to basics" campaign was against highfalutin ideology; a disavowal of politics.
(12) Even – if the word is not taboo in their highfalutin circles – a hit.
(13) School architecture is just more highfalutin liberal claptrap, governors are " local worthies seeking a badge of status and the chance to waffle about faddy issues ", the national curriculum is a ball and chain, and teachers are part of a leftwing conspiracy.