How to Use self-satisfaction in a Sentence
self-satisfaction
noun-
Enmired in the self-satisfactions and unnamed timidities of childhood, Galinda finds in herself neither canniness nor the need to cultivate it.
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Charna Flam,
PEOPLE,
25 Nov. 2025
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Enmired in the self-satisfactions and unnamed timidities of childhood, Galinda finds in herself neither canniness nor the need to cultivate it.
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Natalie Oganesyan,
Deadline,
30 Nov. 2025
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After 50 minutes of self-satisfaction, the hero fades serenely into a sunset that Dudamel made miraculously mystical.
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Mark Swed,
Los Angeles Times,
3 June 2026
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My disappointment in Vigil came down to the waste of a perfect setup for exhibiting the worldly redemption of art—that is, its power to redeem us from insensitivity and self-satisfaction.
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Julius Taranto,
The Atlantic,
27 Jan. 2026
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The situation gets even worse once Bonnie’s concerned parents try to connect their daughter with friends by buying her a Lilypad, a child-appropriate smart tablet in frog-like casing, voiced with slappably perky self-satisfaction by Greta Lee.
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David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
16 June 2026
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There’s a fine line between righteousness and self-satisfaction, and the second season, which premieres on HBO Max on January 8, frequently stumbles into the latter territory.
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Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
6 Jan. 2026
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After a precise drone and cruise missile successfully hit Saudi Arabia’s vital oil infrastructure in September 2019, Russia could hardly conceal its delight and self-satisfaction.
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Paul Iddon,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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