Sentence examples for a touch of self from inspiring English sources

The term has gained currency, spawning Web sites and blogs because it inspires both irony and self-recognition and perhaps a touch of self loathing.

There is also a touch of self-interest here.

"Government, we don't need you," he said, with just a touch of self-righteousness.

But a carnivalesque evening would be better for a touch of self-restraint.

The most famous cute-animal Web sites are presented with a touch of self-mockery.

"Yes he can," one aide said, with a touch of self-parody.

Of course there's a touch of self-congratulation to the phrase "otherwhere in song".

Versace has always been a brand that speaks loudly with gaudiness and even a touch of self-parody — it's camp without even trying.

We long for a touch more of this candor: we know that accomplishments like hers never come without struggle, profound disappointment, angst, even a touch of self-doubt.

They break the rules, I break them.' Wagner has at times tempered Dredd's rigid intolerance with a touch of self-doubt, even mercy.

A smattering of other occasional verse finds Eliot referring to himself in the third-person as "Possum", a touch of self-consciousness unconducive to mirth.