How to Use unselfish in a Sentence

unselfish

adjective
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  • She's a very unselfish young woman.
  • Easy layups and dunks were the fruits of their unselfish play.
    — Erick Smith, USA TODAY, 30 Mar. 2021
  • These guys are so unselfish and have been that way the whole time.
    — Evan Dudley, al, 18 Feb. 2022
  • This was a very unselfish team, a team where the kids knew their roles.
    — John Maffei, sandiegouniontribune.com, 2 June 2017
  • Then here came those hits, smart hits, unselfish hits, the best kind of hits.
    — Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2021
  • And that is the nice thing about having an unselfish team.
    — Jeff Potrykus, Journal Sentinel, 10 Jan. 2024
  • Wouldn’t the unselfish thing to do be to throw the match and let Jenni take the scholarship?
    — Melody Chiu, PEOPLE.com, 26 July 2019
  • This unselfish team is built to handle this kind of grind.
    — Richard Obert, The Arizona Republic, 3 Dec. 2021
  • This team is so unselfish that the ball usually finds the hot hand.
    — Scott Gleeson, USA TODAY, 24 Mar. 2018
  • The bonding, the friendships, the unselfish play are things that excite Haupt.
    — John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Nov. 2022
  • At very least, must have been a big fan of the unselfish 1973 championship team.
    — Filip Bondy, New York Times, 3 July 2017
  • The unselfish play and not worrying about their stats and just filling in their piece to help the team win.
    — Nick Moyle, San Antonio Express-News, 19 May 2018
  • As a unit, this is a team that plays extremely smart and unselfish.
    — Nick Crain, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2023
  • Their locker room is filled with smart, unselfish, team-first guys.
    — Jeff Duncan, NOLA.com, 27 Mar. 2018
  • Shoot the puck, Jake Jake Voracek isn’t the first player to be unselfish to a fault due to a lack of confidence in his shot.
    — Sam Donnellon, Philly.com, 2 Nov. 2017
  • The Ravens were unselfish and that is difficult to accomplish in this day and age.
    — Mike Preston, Baltimore Sun, 31 Jan. 2024
  • Pettway said the offense has learned to be unselfish and rely on whoever has the hot hand.
    — Matt Doherty, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Feb. 2023
  • It’s three of our best defenders and most unselfish guys.
    — Dallas News, 26 Jan. 2021
  • Neymar then showed his unselfish side, crossing for Robert Firmino to score in the 88th minute.
    — Rob Harris, BostonGlobe.com, 2 July 2018
  • That unselfish offense is matched by a some of the smartest and toughest defense in college.
    — Steve Rosenbloom, chicagotribune.com, 25 Mar. 2018
  • Fecci said Aaron was unselfish and did what was necessary for the team.
    — Sarah Sarder, Dallas News, 9 July 2019
  • But by the end of the third, his unselfish play helps elevate the team to another level.
    — Stephen Borelli, USA TODAY, 29 July 2023
  • You will be revered in history for such an unselfish act!
    — Dp Opinion, The Denver Post, 28 June 2024
  • Team USA isn’t going to win this tournament by being the most unselfish group at the Olympics.
    — Mike Finger, San Francisco Chronicle, 28 July 2021
  • But Garland believes the team played too unselfish and turned down quality open looks, which led to the spike.
    — Chris Fedor, cleveland, 15 Dec. 2020
  • Deep threat with an unselfish side Green scored all nine of his points from beyond the arc and had a game-high seven assists.
    — Fletcher Page, The Courier-Journal, 27 Oct. 2017
  • Here is how Haupt describes his top players: • Dixon — The hub of our team, an unselfish player.
    — John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Nov. 2022
  • His unselfish move on a Monday allowed Bend to field a solid attack against the Storm.
    — oregonlive, 19 Mar. 2021
  • At the start, the Hawks played simple, unselfish basketball and found open shooters beyond the arc.
    — The Washington Post, The Denver Post, 22 Apr. 2017
  • So what effect does that unselfish act have on the existing family?
    — Stephen Humphries, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 July 2024

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