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Recent Examples of unselfishly
Help us and give us strength with the same courage and bravery my brother had, to unselfishly serve our country well.
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Kyle Werner, Des Moines Register, 5 Mar. 2026
Before the game, Lakers coach JJ Redick challenged his group to play unselfishly.
—Dan Woike, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2026
Nor from showing how Bull unselfishly and painfully gets in the way when preventing Sterling from mounting his beloved Honey.
—Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 6 Aug. 2025
Kyle Werner, Des Moines Register, 5 Mar. 2026
Before the game, Lakers coach JJ Redick challenged his group to play unselfishly.
—Dan Woike, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2026
Nor from showing how Bull unselfishly and painfully gets in the way when preventing Sterling from mounting his beloved Honey.
—Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 6 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unselfishly
Adverb
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Sheriff Eric Fagan said Lewis was acting selflessly when he was hit and killed.—
Nicole Hensley,
Houston Chronicle,
23 Mar. 2026
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Nathaniel has consistently worked towards the good of the ensemble, and is selflessly devoted to our band program.—
Heide Janssen,
Oc Register,
15 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Coaches who, in the best cases (and there have been so many best cases) taught your kid to win magnanimously and lose graciously and compete whole-heartedly.—
Heidi Stevens,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Apr. 2026
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Good morning, Alexei Oreskovic here, taking the baton back from features editor Matt Heimer, who graciously filled in for me these last couple of days.—
Alexei Oreskovic,
Fortune,
25 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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In Atlanta, my hometown airport, cheerfully marketed as the world’s busiest, had descended into organized chaos.—
Bill Barrow,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Mar. 2026
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In Atlanta, my hometown airport, cheerfully marketed as the world’s busiest, had descended into organized chaos.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
29 Mar. 2026
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“Unselfishly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unselfishly. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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