selfishly

adverb

self·ish·ly ˈsel-fish-lē

: in a selfish way

acting/behaving selfishly

… he selfishly hogged attention for his injury …—

Louise Erdrich

He finds support for his intuition from game theory, which says that if everyone in a game acts selfishly, everyone suffers.—

Gina Kolata

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On the flip side, others felt Ward was selfishly in it for only the record. —

Ryan Morik, Fox News, 15 Jan. 2025 Roger, while well-meaning, behaves selfishly and relies on a sly combination of charm and humor to deflect from genuine emotional connection. —

Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Jan. 2025 This year's theme was: What's one moment — big or small, substantive or silly, related only and selfishly to you — that was the most magical? —

Jim Vandehei, Axios, 9 Jan. 2025 Innocently, yet selfishly, posting that tweet opened a whole new world to me, and my mental health journey began. —

Rachel Murphy, Health, 8 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for selfishly