Example sentences from the Web for self-praise

I do not care to boast, you understand, and to be forced into self-praise is abhorrent to me.
Figures of Earth|James Branch Cabell
He left boasting and self-praise to others, far inferior to him in knowledge.
The Catholic World, Vol. X, October 1869|Various
Mamma says I have made a bad commencement to my letter—that self-praise is no recommendation.
Our Bessie|Rosa Nouchette Carey
It has all the invidiousness of self-praise, and all the reproach of falsehood.'
Life of Johnson|James Boswell

Where self-praise is strong a vague uneasiness sets Richardson to work on the style, unable to locate the center of his trouble.
Samuel Richardson's Introduction to Pamela|Samuel Richardson

self-praise

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noun

the act or an instance of expressing commendation for oneself

Words nearby self-praise

self-pollinate, self-pollination, self-portrait, self-possessed, self-possession, self-praise, self-preservation, self-pride, self-proclaimed, self-produced, self-professed

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单词	self-praise
释义	Example sentences from the Web for self-praise I do not care to boast, you understand, and to be forced into self-praise is abhorrent to me. Figures of Earth\|James Branch Cabell He left boasting and self-praise to others, far inferior to him in knowledge. The Catholic World, Vol. X, October 1869\|Various Mamma says I have made a bad commencement to my letter—that self-praise is no recommendation. Our Bessie\|Rosa Nouchette Carey It has all the invidiousness of self-praise, and all the reproach of falsehood.' Life of Johnson\|James Boswell Where self-praise is strong a vague uneasiness sets Richardson to work on the style, unable to locate the center of his trouble. Samuel Richardson's Introduction to Pamela\|Samuel Richardson self-praise SEE SYNONYMS FOR self-praise ON THESAURUS.COM noun the act or an instance of expressing commendation for oneself Words nearby self-praise self-pollinate, self-pollination, self-portrait, self-possessed, self-possession, self-praise, self-preservation, self-pride, self-proclaimed, self-produced, self-professed Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to self-praise selfishness, narcissism, self-absorption, arrogance, conceit, egoism, vainglory, pride, vanity, boastfulness, self-aggrandizement, bragging, immodesty, vainness, self-admiration
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Example sentences from the Web for self-praise

self-praise

noun

Words nearby self-praise

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