Example sentences for: ego

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

  • While we're at it, why not outlaw all words and expressions we've purloined over the years from specialized fields--such as melancholy, hectic, chronic , and allergic (medicine); leading question , time is of the essence (law); by and large, high and dry, slush fund, round robin, aloof (sailing); ego, extrovert, complex, phobia, psyche, depression, trauma, subconscious (same place as empathy); and many more of what Fowler called popularized technicalities.

  • Barry Humphries (also known for his alter ego Dame Edna Everage) is an Australian with a sharp ear for language.

  • Most performers mask their insecurity with ego.

  • And there's no reason to feed the ego of every rich guy who decides to inflict his mid-life crisis on American voters.

  • Since I don't know your ego, I don't know whether I am your alter ego.


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