Get to know Unselfish better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like generous or considerate.
Unselfish meaning
Not selfish.
Synonyms of Unselfish
Using Unselfish
- The main meaning on this page is: Not selfish.
- Useful related words include: generous, considerate, selfless, altruistic.
- In the example corpus, unselfish often appears in combinations such as: an unselfish, his unselfish, unselfish he.
Context around Unselfish
- Average sentence length in these examples: 20.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 11 middle, 7 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Unselfish
- In this selection, "unselfish" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 20.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, brilliantly, play, pass and way stand out and add context to how "unselfish" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include as an unselfish calm faithful and as an unselfish pass by. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "unselfish" sits close to words such as aarhus, abdu and abetted, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with unselfish
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
He knew it was time to make an unselfish move. (10 words)
True to her unselfish attitude, Thorne takes playing defense in stride. (11 words)
We played an unselfish brand of basketball and shared the ball. (11 words)
Highland Heroes celebrates the unsung people and organisations who dedicate themselves to helping others; who are there in our hour of need; who contribute to society in a quiet and unselfish way; and who knit our communities together. (38 words)
While Meram had a chance to go for goal himself, his unselfish headed ball was actually placed right to a streaking Damir Kreilach, just six yards away from the goal for an easy tap-in. (35 words)
Belgium were back level within 2 minutes of conceding as an unselfish pass by Felix Denayer presented Wegnez with a great scoring opportunity and he sent his shot into the bottom left corner perfectly. (34 words)
Example sentences (20)
Belgium were back level within 2 minutes of conceding as an unselfish pass by Felix Denayer presented Wegnez with a great scoring opportunity and he sent his shot into the bottom left corner perfectly.
Didn't get any clear chances but showed how unselfish he can be when laying it off for Anderson who saw his shot saved.
Highland Heroes celebrates the unsung people and organisations who dedicate themselves to helping others; who are there in our hour of need; who contribute to society in a quiet and unselfish way; and who knit our communities together.
Malone, however, now seems at a loss about how to build a championship rotation around the most brilliantly unselfish player on the planet.
Adam Swift, Sam Halsall and Leroy Cudjoe all celebrated doubles before an unselfish act from Lolohea allowed Naiqama to mark the occasion with a try.
Even with a lot of its core players and leaders declaring for the draft over the weekend (), Michigan will still want to maintain the unselfish culture it's built.
He knew it was time to make an unselfish move.
True to her unselfish attitude, Thorne takes playing defense in stride.
Unselfish play led to easy buckets in the early start, as the scoring was spread out for the Golden Tornadoes.
He is an unselfish dude whose gift is his knack for elevating players around him by using his basketball smarts and skills.
Let us hope and ultimately find that this unselfish teenager represents the true character and the future of Maine.
Local DJs and longtime friends all speak of his generosity, kindness, and unselfish nature.
MaMa will be remembered as an unselfish, calm, faithful individual who always had a bashful smile, even when times were tough.
Rabbi Yishai is joined by Rav Mike Feuer for an unselfish perspective.
The letter notes that in this ‘unselfish task’ people had sacrificed their own comfort and done work of great value to the state.
We played an unselfish brand of basketball and shared the ball.
While Meram had a chance to go for goal himself, his unselfish headed ball was actually placed right to a streaking Damir Kreilach, just six yards away from the goal for an easy tap-in.
Johnson’s passing skills are one thing that impresses college coaches, as does his unselfish play.
Joseph is the greatest single model of unselfish manliness and Christian fatherly love.
Mike Brey was especially pleased with how his unselfish squad played in transition and exhibited their depth.
Common combinations with unselfish
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- an unselfish 9×
- his unselfish 4×
- unselfish he 3×
- and unselfish 3×
- this unselfish 3×
- how unselfish 2×
- unselfish player 2×
- unselfish act 2×
- unselfish attitude 2×
- unselfish play 2×