Sentence examples for self-conceited from inspiring English sources

When Brydon describes him (while both are ensconced in an impersonation-related flight of fancy) as "pompous, aggrandising, self-conceited and up his own, shall we say, arse", Coogan ruptures two layers of characterisation with his genuine laughter.

Netanyahu's government is no different than previous ones; it consists of disparate political parties with different political agendas, led by self-conceited individuals.

The book also introduces a new Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher, Gilderoy Lockhart, a highly cheerful, self-conceited know-it-all who later turns out to be a fraud.

This isn't being boastful or self conceited, but something we should all do.

There is no industrial sector more myopic, self-absorbed, conceited or lacking in aesthetic appreciation than Wall Street.

He comes across as being conceited, self-absorbed.

"I don't mean to sound self-important or conceited.

Things up above were pure and shining and smooth, and were held aloft, like the ladies in the Renaissance romances, by the conceited self-knowledge of their perfection.

When Bernard succumbs to a medical crisis, he is overweening, self-important and conceited, even as he is carried into the ambulance on a stretcher.

For his part, Law's Dr Banks is the sinister helpmeet, perfect for bringing out Emily's neuroses: he is bland, conceited, self-congratulatory, more than a little liable to indulge a beautiful young patient.

Probably because I thought that was rude or self-centered or conceited or some negative attribute, which is true, because people view ambitious women negatively, so I suppressed it".