[ UK /ʌnsˈɛlfɪʃ/ ]
ADJECTIVE
  1. not greedy
  2. disregarding your own advantages and welfare over those of others
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How To Use unselfish In A Sentence

  • In addition to receiving the best education that the South could offer blacks at that time, Ella inherited a powerful sense of service that made her civil rights efforts extraordinarily unselfish and untiring.
  • As you know, Bubba, I have no way to ever repay you for your unselfish gift of life you so eagerly gave to me. All I can offer to you is my undying love, my respect, my gratitude and my humble heart.
  • Each has written compellingly on this subject, yet each has been unselfishly and unfailingly supportive as we explored terrain that they already knew well. American Grace
  • He is such an unselfish player and gives just as much to the side. Times, Sunday Times
  • Can one be both selfish and unselfish? The Times Literary Supplement
  • Part of the problem lies in the nature of the call to the ministry, a call to exemplary conduct as well as unselfish service. Christianity Today
  • He's an unselfish player and a good guy but it's my job to pick up the pieces. The Sun
  • On the signboard outside the village hall, a mysterious announcement appeared: Let all men recognize your unselfishness, your considerateness, your forbearing spirit. A Christmas Parable By Judith Moran
  • His unselfish and noble virtues have earned him huge respect across all shades of political opinion.
  • They have been wagered by gamblers like Donna (who won $900 at a casino in Redding, Calif.) and unselfishly given to charities.
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