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

' " But it is through the portrait of Oates, author, hypnotist, and all-round selfish bastard, that Carey brings his novel into its own.
But don't cry for the sharks--they are just as selfish as the bottom feeders.
--Living With Selfish
It is possible to imagine species with cytoplasmic policing likewise having many mating types, but such a situation would be much more prone to break down and be invaded by selfish agents than one with two clearly defined types, which is what we usually see in nature.
So a taste for locking the refrigerator in the afternoon--even when you know that, by a purely selfish calculation, you ought to make yourself a giant hot fudge sundae every night--makes you more desirable as a mate.