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as in pride
a reasonable or justifiable sense of one's worth or importance
I have enough ego that I don't give up easily when trying to win any contest or competition
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as in vanity
an often unjustified feeling of being pleased with oneself or with one's situation or achievements
a star athlete with a refreshing lack of ego
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Recent Examples of ego
Oh, Canada, based on the 2021 novel Foregone by Russell Banks — may yet be viewed as a bookend, telling a similar story of a man forced into a reckoning with his own ego.
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Damon Wise, Deadline, 4 Dec. 2024
Check your egos, in other words, at the chalets’ doors.
—Sam Cochran, Architectural Digest, 4 Dec. 2024
Good athletes are typically highly coachable, leaving their ego at the door, being adaptable and open to feedback and viewing constructive feedback as a gift toward improvement.
—Jennifer Shewan, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
But fortunately for my oral health and fragile ego, my people-pleasing tendencies won out — and the product changed my life.
—Mike Winters, CNBC, 29 Nov. 2024
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Damon Wise, Deadline, 4 Dec. 2024
Check your egos, in other words, at the chalets’ doors.
—Sam Cochran, Architectural Digest, 4 Dec. 2024
Good athletes are typically highly coachable, leaving their ego at the door, being adaptable and open to feedback and viewing constructive feedback as a gift toward improvement.
—Jennifer Shewan, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
But fortunately for my oral health and fragile ego, my people-pleasing tendencies won out — and the product changed my life.
—Mike Winters, CNBC, 29 Nov. 2024
See all Example Sentences for ego
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ego
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But most of his guests were his adult children, beaming with pride as their father readied himself to rock the stage.Touré, Rolling Stone, 12 Dec. 2024
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Remind your child that your pride and acceptance are unconditional and that the team is behind them no matter what.Brennan Barnard, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
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The bathroom itself looks a lot like its counterpart and has a shower, a small vanity sink, and a flushing toilet, as well as some more storage.Adam Williams, New Atlas, 14 Dec. 2024
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Here, garland drapes over each medicine cabinet and fills a small bowl on the vanity top, adding punches of color and festivity without being too literal.Abby Wolner, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Dec. 2024
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As his legal team has said before, Mr. Combs has full confidence in the facts and the integrity of the judicial process.Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 9 Dec. 2024
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The leaders of tomorrow will be those who embrace AI as a catalyst for growth, guiding their organizations with vision, agility, and confidence.William Arruda, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
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Kudos are also due Christian Probst as a prince without a drop of royal arrogance.Rob Hubbard, Twin Cities, 12 Dec. 2024
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Barack Obama came across to his foes as the principle of arrogance.Philip Elliott, TIME, 11 Dec. 2024
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“Ego.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ego. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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