Example sentences for: altruistic

How can you use “altruistic” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • These charges, accrued before the OPO assumes financial responsibility, may be unknowingly referred to donor families, essentially penalizing them for the altruistic act of organ donation.

  • "Kin selection" accounts for the evolution of altruistic impulses toward close relatives.

  • Nobody doubts that we are imperfectly altruistic toward others.

  • If Ray cared only about his own future happiness (or, to put it another way, if Ray were perfectly altruistic toward his future self), then you could fairly accuse him of inconsistency: Limiting your choices can't make you happier.

  • It's true that Pierce's "altruistic" impulse is not on par with Travis Bickle's impulse to shave his head and assassinate a presidential candidate, but Schrader and Scorsese don't view his actions with any irony.


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