How to Use ego in a Sentence

ego

noun
  • I have enough ego not to want to give up easily in any contest or competition.
  • Trump does it to soothe his ego.
    — Jesse Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Sep. 2025
  • The ego should be left at the door.
    — Kristin Robinson, Billboard, 13 Aug. 2025
  • In a way, their books are about male ego.
    — Literary Hub, 3 Mar. 2026
  • Keep your heart open, your mind clear, and your ego in check.
    — Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Mar. 2021
  • The ego wants to keep its status.
    — Lien De Pau, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
  • This is not an issue of pride or ego.
    — Steve D. Klein, STAT, 14 May 2026
  • Most people lead with ego or small talk.
    — Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
  • Yes, the grand heist fulfills the ego.
    — Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2025
  • His pique wasn’t just about money or ego.
    — Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
  • And stick it to an old man with a fragile ego.
    — Naomi Lim, The Washington Examiner, 17 Jan. 2026
  • Don’t let a bruised ego derail your whole day.
    — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 12 June 2026
  • Your ego is writing checks that your body can’t cash!
    — Usa Today, USA Today, 10 Jan. 2026
  • Low ego, team-first, coachable.
    — Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 25 Mar. 2026
  • What was great about this group of people, was there was no ego.
    — Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2025
  • This wasn’t the kind of event that bruised your ego if you were turned away at the door.
    — Jessica Hoppe, refinery29.com, 26 Sep. 2023
  • Again, my ego is not affected by it.
    — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Jan. 2026
  • The cost of ego isn’t just paid by members of your team; it’s paid by you.
    — Dr. Shaoqing Sun, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
  • Not enough ego among the three of them to float a party balloon.
    — Kevin Sherrington, Dallas News, 15 July 2021
  • Both are ruggedly handsome, gruff and not short on ego.
    — Peter Kiefer, HollywoodReporter, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Leave your ego out of the article.
    — Joe Kinsey Outkick, FOXNews.com, 27 May 2026
  • His ego would wither and blow away like so many leaves in autumn.
    — Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 20 Jan. 2026
  • Trump’s allies have always stroked his ego to get their way.
    — Chris Brennan, USA Today, 11 Dec. 2025
  • People who build big and brawny machines tend to have egos to match.
    — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 25 Sep. 2025
  • An actor’s ego is a fragile thing.
    — Lacey Rose, HollywoodReporter, 13 June 2026
  • Putting aside ego the answer was simple.
    — Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 27 Apr. 2026
  • As his star rose, the young coach’s ego was inflating with it.
    — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Dec. 2021
  • The mentors who called you out, the lessons that battered your ego.
    — Jodie Cook, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
  • Your emotions and ego are out of balance as the sun and moon clash.
    — Usa Today, USA Today, 5 Jan. 2026
  • On the one side is pure awareness, and on the other side is pure ego.
    — Daniel D'addario, Variety, 15 Dec. 2025

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