Sentence examples for battered ego from inspiring English sources

Those who know Leonard Jenoff said his buoyant personality and relentless self-promotion masked a battered ego.

The killing carries a prison sentence of up to seven years; but such high-society cases rarely, if ever, reach a conclusion, so his main punishment will probably be a battered ego.

Which sits in contrast to the little we now know about Waruu's father, and on top of the whole being overlooked for the Cleverman gig, sure, is gonna sting that battered ego.

One key was, the Sharks stuck with their starting goalie Antii Niemi despite his stumbles, something the Canucks are likely now wishing they did with Roberto Luongo in Game 6. Luongo and his battered ego are back in goal for Game 7, probably because they dread seeing the backup Cory Schneider seize up in another full-body cramp.

Fonseca's cast is a bumbling crew of affectionate and selfish pleasure seekers, full of battered egos and insatiable needs — we may not always admire them, but they sure are interesting to watch.

As everyone knows, bruised feelings and battered egos respond best to a road trip — the American rebel's answer to psychotherapy — so off we go along the former Route 66 in a silver RV At the wheel is Peter Fonda, playing an aging music impresario with an old flame in the backwoods and an intimate knowledge of Ohio truck stops.

Mulcahy took over a battered giant battered ego and battered bottom line.

A memorial service for a well loved folkie is the occasion for a number of folk legends with battered but substantial egos to come out of the hedgerows for a unique reunion concert in New York.

The news will bring some comfort to ego-battered Democrats following George Bush's re-election as US president.

But Cone also admitted it was mostly the debris of an ego-battered season, slights that will be forgotten when he's slapping backs with Tino and Paulie years from now on Old-Timers' Day.

It was hard to decide what hurt more: my battered butt or my shattered ego.