self-engrossed

From the sparse handful of details vouchsafed us in this glib, self-engrossed account, Halpern Sr comes across as an extraordinary and heroic figure.

Sh*t My Dad Says by Justin Halpern 2010

When we only focus on our own concerns and problems we become too self-engrossed to really acknowledge anyone else's issues.

Ed and Deb Shapiro: Your Mind Is Like a Beautiful Garden, So Plant Happy Seeds! 2010

From the sparse handful of details vouchsafed us in this glib, self-engrossed account, Halpern Sr comes across as an extraordinary and heroic figure.

Sh*t My Dad Says by Justin Halpern 2010

I've been so self-engrossed this past month that I've partially or completely missed some important incidents.

Is Linden Lab hostile to art? Bettina Tizzy 2008

I've been so self-engrossed this past month that I've partially or completely missed some important incidents.

Archive 2008-10-01 Bettina Tizzy 2008

Hetty answered with a dimpled smile, as if she did not quite know what had been said; and it made a strange contrast to see that sparkling self-engrossed loveliness looked at by

Adam Bede 2004

And Thai Dei had seemed more self-engrossed than ever.

Soldiers Live Cook, Glen 2000

They were not as brutal and self-engrossed as she had fancied—or rather, since it would no longer be necessary to flatter and humour them, that side of their nature became less conspicuous.

The House of Mirth Edith Wharton 1987

She was too self-engrossed to penetrate the recesses of his shyness, and besides, why should she care to give herself the trouble?

The House of Mirth Edith Wharton 1987

They were not as brutal and self-engrossed as she had fancied—or rather, since it would no longer be necessary to flatter and humour them, that side of their nature became less conspicuous.

The House of Mirth Edith Wharton 1987