self-serving
preoccupied with one's own interests, often disregarding the truth or the interests, well-being, etc., of others.
serving to further one's own selfish interests.
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How to use self-serving in a sentence
Lovell does an excellent job deconstructing this self-serving myth.
The result is not only vindication, but also the self-serving sense that only you can save the republic.
A Brief History of Wingnuts in America; From George Washington to Woodstock | John Avlon | August 17, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTPlenty of listeners will point to Paula as proof that Robin Thicke is a narcissistic, self-serving jerk.
Robin Thicke’s ‘Paula’ Is What You Shouldn’t Do When You Get Dumped | Andrew Romano | June 26, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST“Catty, petty, and self-serving,” is how one of those way-right-of-center folk described Geithner to me.
Ex-Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner Relives College Glory Days | Olivia Nuzzi | May 13, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThere is, inevitably, a lot of self-serving humbug and a lot of tedious pap.
South Africa Kicks Off Week Of Mourning Mandela | Mark Gevisser | December 9, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
It was apparent that he had made a self-serving statement to Agent Quigley.
Warren Commission (5 of 26): Hearings Vol. V (of 15) | The President's Commission on the Assassination of President KennedyI think we colored people ought to be more self-reliant, more self-serving.
Birthright | T.S. StriblingHis testimony, though self-serving, was given due weight when urged in his own defense.
The Trial of Jesus from a Lawyer's Standpoint, Vol. I (of II) | Walter M. ChandlerThrough regulation, politics inserts itself as a self-serving factor in market transactions.
The Civilization of Illiteracy | Mihai NadinThey often publish other people's self-serving communiqués without altering a word.
After the Rain | Sam Vaknin
British Dictionary definitions for self-serving
habitually seeking one's own advantage, esp at the expense of others
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