How to Use unselfish in a Sentence

unselfish

adjective
  • She's a very unselfish young woman.
  • Easy layups and dunks were the fruits of their unselfish play.
    — Erick Smith, USA TODAY, 30 Mar. 2021
  • These guys are so unselfish and have been that way the whole time.
    — Evan Dudley, al, 18 Feb. 2022
  • This was a very unselfish team, a team where the kids knew their roles.
    — John Maffei, sandiegouniontribune.com, 2 June 2017
  • Then here came those hits, smart hits, unselfish hits, the best kind of hits.
    — Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2021
  • The locker room has to be unselfish.
    — Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 28 Oct. 2025
  • Springer is an unselfish, and true team player.
    — Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Their locker room is filled with smart, unselfish, team-first guys.
    — Jeff Duncan, NOLA.com, 27 Mar. 2018
  • This team is so unselfish that the ball usually finds the hot hand.
    — Scott Gleeson, USA TODAY, 24 Mar. 2018
  • As a unit, this is a team that plays extremely smart and unselfish.
    — Nick Crain, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2023
  • And a large part of being great is living and being unselfish.
    — New York Times, 28 Apr. 2026
  • Her unselfish play is the reason our forwards are scoring so many goals.
    — oregonlive, 2 Apr. 2021
  • Bartelt’s steady leadership and unselfish approach to the game put him among the best.
    — Tim Meehan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 May 2025
  • All our receivers have been unselfish and battle each other.
    — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 30 Aug. 2025
  • But Fox was quick to point out that the Spurs are filled with unselfish players.
    — Tom Orsborn, San Antonio Express-News, 25 Mar. 2026
  • The unselfish play and not worrying about their stats and just filling in their piece to help the team win.
    — Nick Moyle, San Antonio Express-News, 19 May 2018
  • Has put a lot of time and effort into his craft and is really an unselfish guy.
    — Mark Inabinett | [email protected], al, 5 Oct. 2020
  • Pettway said the offense has learned to be unselfish and rely on whoever has the hot hand.
    — Matt Doherty, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Feb. 2023
  • This was a team that was so honest with each other and so caring for each other and unselfish.
    — Josh Dubow, Star Tribune, 7 July 2021
  • Fecci said Aaron was unselfish and did what was necessary for the team.
    — Sarah Sarder, Dallas News, 9 July 2019
  • But Sweden got to this same point by playing smart and unselfish soccer.
    — Anne M. Peterson, chicagotribune.com, 5 July 2018
  • That unselfish offense is matched by a some of the smartest and toughest defense in college.
    — Steve Rosenbloom, chicagotribune.com, 25 Mar. 2018
  • The games hinge on player movement and reward crisp passing and unselfish play.
    — Sean Gregory/tokyo, Time, 28 July 2021
  • Wouldn’t the unselfish thing to do be to throw the match and let Jenni take the scholarship?
    — Melody Chiu, PEOPLE.com, 26 July 2019
  • Antoine Griezmann, the most unselfish footballer in the world, has to be the pick.
    — The Athletic Staff, The Athletic, 30 Dec. 2024
  • The bonding, the friendships, the unselfish play are things that excite Haupt.
    — John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Nov. 2022
  • At very least, must have been a big fan of the unselfish 1973 championship team.
    — Filip Bondy, New York Times, 3 July 2017
  • But by the end of the third, his unselfish play helps elevate the team to another level.
    — Stephen Borelli, USA TODAY, 29 July 2023
  • In the minds of sports fans there’s nothing more noble and unselfish than an athlete who chooses to play through the pain.
    — Mike Bianchi, Orlando Sentinel, 20 July 2024
  • Maeve, too, makes an unselfish act by taking her young cousins into her care and giving them a new life somewhere else.
    — Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 11 Dec. 2025

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