How to Use impostor syndrome in a Sentence

impostor syndrome

noun
  • The path through impostor syndrome is not about eradicating the doubt.
    Karyn Gallant, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
  • Yet impostor syndrome is usually classed as an unfounded belief of low self-worth.
    Literary Hub, 26 May 2026
  • My occupations have given me a happy, humble, quiet life, but always nagging in the back of my mind has been a case of impostor syndrome.
    Literary Hub, 18 May 2026
  • And, impostor syndrome is as universal to the human experience as oxygen.
    Dana Harris-Bridson, IndieWire, 14 Nov. 2025
  • Other entrepreneurs have even dubbed impostor syndrome as an asset to their personal and their employees' successes.
    Megan Sauer, CNBC, 30 Dec. 2025
  • But whether this amounted to impostor syndrome requires a little more analysis, both of the condition and what Marilyn had to say.
    Literary Hub, 26 May 2026
  • The impostor syndrome comes and goes for Will Klein, although the love the right-hander has received from Dodgers fans this week has started to break the cycle.
    Doug Padilla, Oc Register, 29 Mar. 2026
  • Why is impostor syndrome an important point to consider when thinking about the literary life of Marilyn Monroe?
    Literary Hub, 26 May 2026
  • Cheri Radke’s cozy fantasy debut explores impostor syndrome by way of an unusual succession crisis on the Isle of Summer.
    Literary Hub, 1 Apr. 2026

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