Self-seeking in a sentence as a noun

It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs.

Driven by a hundred forms of fear, self-delusion, self-seeking, and self-pity, we step on the toes of our fellows...

Teacher's unions are self-seeking entities that are to always be examined with a cautious eye.

I'm not at that place where I assume everyone in a democracy is so uncivilised and self-seeking that they care nothing for the rule of law.

Self-seeking in a sentence as an adjective

Evolutionary game theory allows the contrast between overt logic and self-seeking to be more clear and not have to call any process "irrational".

Interesting:"A host of studies show that people with stronger training in economics are more self-seeking, less charitable, and more corruptible than people trained in other subjects.

What troubled him most was that elites trivialized the civilizational struggle between freedom and tyranny.>Under despotism, Solzhenitsyn could readily spot an informant or a self-seeking careerist.

Children are haughty, disdainful, quick to anger, envious, curious, self-seeking, lazy, fickle, timid, intemperate, untruthful, secretive; they laugh and weep readily; the most trivial subjects give them immoderate delight or bitter distress; they wish not to be hurt, but they like hurting others: they are men already.

Self-seeking definitions

noun

taking advantage of opportunities without regard for the consequences for others

See also: opportunism self-interest expedience

adjective

interested only in yourself

See also: self-serving