How to Use egotistical in a Sentence

egotistical

adjective
  • Please don’t take this in an egotistical way.
    — Devon Ivie, Vulture, 17 Feb. 2026
  • The men were very egotistical in this film and no one really showed up.
    — Jeff Conway, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
  • This is a tense and volatile arena, and these are some proud and egotistical people.
    — Jason Quick, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
  • And that was able to happen because — and not saying this in an egotistical way.
    — Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 8 Feb. 2024
  • The singer reflected on the idea that his confidence was egotistical at the time.
    — EW.com, 1 July 2024
  • Even if Biden’s skills are declining, voting for an egotistical liar is not the answer.
    — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 8 July 2024
  • Or maybe because Davis hasn’t turned into the egotistical jerk that Dwight became.
    — Mike Bianchi, orlandosentinel.com, 28 Oct. 2021
  • But unlike the egotistical professor, Hill has made peace with his creation.
    — Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2025
  • But Loretta and Ben are just two egotistical thespians among many.
    — Alison Herman, Variety, 8 Aug. 2023
  • This one dares to show that humans can be complex and paradoxical, egotistical and gentle.
    — Marta Balaga, Variety, 5 Feb. 2023
  • Finer says, tensely, that, at end of day, Liv savvy, Liv smart, Liv too egotistical to kill self.
    — George Saunders, The Atlantic, 14 Feb. 2025
  • And for any fan of the show — and Wilson’s over-the-top, egotistical Dwight — the lyrics might not be a total surprise.
    — Victoria Edel, People.com, 15 Apr. 2025
  • Many employers have inched toward forcing them back in the office, and this new research makes that seem more benevolent than egotistical.
    — Jane Thier, Fortune, 25 Apr. 2023
  • Claiming the center of attention is something that feels so dreadfully egotistical to me.
    — Grace Segers, The New Republic, 5 Jan. 2022
  • The man started saying that Sliwa was being egotistical.
    — Naaman Zhou, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
  • Is this the same guy who Real Madrid fans think is too posh to press, too egotistical to work for his team-mates, too distracted by fame to bleed for the shirt?
    — Matt Slater, New York Times, 23 June 2026
  • Demolishes the East Wing of the White House on an egotistical whim?
    — Mark Barabak, Mercury News, 1 May 2026
  • Demolishes the East Wing of the White House on an egotistical whim?
    — Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2026
  • When our salespeople approach a customer by talking about the product or our company, they are seen as egotistical and fail to generate trust.
    — Esade Business & Law School, Forbes, 10 Sep. 2021
  • But James, buoyed by the possibility of conquest (and of dealing a blow to his egotistical brother-in-law), refused.
    — Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Oct. 2020
  • That’s funny because the character of Mary Todd is so egotistical and would love having her picture taken.
    — Naveen Kumar, Them, 2 July 2024
  • To be able to explain things between each other, to help mediate a problem instead of being egotistical about it or being arrogant.
    — Daniel Kohn, SPIN, 25 Apr. 2022
  • This was my chance to not be an actor, not have that stink of being an actor, that egotistical, show-off, controlling, making choices, being clever part of being an actor.
    — Chris Vognar, Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2024
  • Some would say that this is both egotistical, meaning that the brake checking driver is over endowing their own driving acumen, and idealistic thinking too.
    — Lance Eliot, Forbes, 17 May 2021
  • While his supporters see a pragmatist trying to make the best of a bad decision, his many detractors dismiss him as egotistical and unable to see his failures.
    — Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 21 Sep. 2025
  • When her former boss wakes up months later demanding to resume his duties, Sam is tasked with supervising this egotistical expert.
    — Marc Berman, Forbes, 19 May 2021
  • These throwbacks are neither gratuitous nor egotistical in Poitras' hands; due to the cyclical themes the film explores, almost always, the past is in service of the present.
    — CNN, 26 Jan. 2023
  • Teach them how to politely and professionally handle their problems and nip others’ egotistical behaviors in the bud.
    — Kara Dennison, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2022
  • The story follows the production of a big-budget superhero movie, and one of the characters is an egotistical actor who disrupts and delays filming.
    — James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 May 2023
  • The remark was pure Kissinger — witty, brash, egotistical and cynical — and comprised a nine-word summary of his version of realism.
    — Norman Kempster, Los Angeles Times, 30 Nov. 2023

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