Val might be feeling self-righteous and justified, but he clearly considered himself a man of honor.

I felt self-righteous just listening to the dude.

Anita probably felt self-righteous about cheating me-I'm not human.

He went to the New York Times, feeling self-righteous and self-satisfied.

"We sit back and feel self-righteous and convert the whole question into whether there will be violence," he said.

The Ego does charitable work in order to pat itself on the back, and feel self-righteous - not from a sense of love and concern.

John Kerry: a perfect candidate for those who wish to do nothing, and feel self-righteous about it.

Others might feel pleasantly self-righteous by sipping a Benedictine, safe in the knowledge that all its herbs must be good for them.

I would have felt self-righteous, but I spent last night in my room just counting lies.

I could feel properly self-righteous about it; I hadn't screwed up this time.