How to Use self-awareness in a Sentence

self-awareness

noun
  • Was there any self-awareness there?
    — Addie Morfoot, Variety, 28 Dec. 2025
  • Why is this a test of self-awareness in the first place?
    — Federica Sgorbissa, ArsTechnica, 24 May 2026
  • That lack of self-awareness doesn't stay at the front desk.
    — Jessica Neal, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2025
  • That’s where some self-awareness and a good friend could help.
    — Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 31 Mar. 2026
  • What sets the the artist up for success is her self-awareness.
    — Jasmine Browley, Essence, 7 June 2024
  • That kind of self-awareness is what earns respect.
    — Julia Korn, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Jovic has enough self-awareness to admit it.
    — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 1 Dec. 2025
  • The root of success is self-awareness.
    — Megan Poinski, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Power’s best trait might be his self-awareness.
    — Matthew Fairburn, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2026
  • But the astute self-awareness ends there.
    — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 8 Feb. 2026
  • Winning with some self-awareness cures even more.
    — Dan Zaksheske Outkick, FOXNews.com, 22 June 2026
  • And that journey starts with self-awareness.
    — Susan Curtin, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
  • Your power stems from self-awareness.
    — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 4 Nov. 2025
  • One of the best things a TV show can have is self-awareness.
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2025
  • Her lack of self-awareness and bad attitude was tough to watch.
    — Emma Soren, Vulture, 28 Jan. 2025
  • That is a rare display of self-awareness on a show that often lacks it.
    — Dalton Ross, EW.com, 19 Dec. 2024
  • There is so much emotion and self-awareness along his journey.
    — Anna Goldwater Alexander, WIRED, 18 Mar. 2024
  • For Cherkasov, a lack of self-awareness may have been his failure.
    — Adam Taylor, Washington Post, 30 Mar. 2023
  • At its heart, self-awareness is a matter of knowing.
    — Gregory Stebbins, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2026
  • As was Matthiessen’s self-awareness about his own moral failings.
    — Literary Hub, 14 Oct. 2025
  • General self-awareness keeps you in a job.
    — Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 1 May 2026
  • But other people might not share that self-awareness.
    — Mikey O'Connell, HollywoodReporter, 19 May 2026
  • Hey, what’s the rehab line that all awareness starts with self-awareness?
    — Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 3 Jan. 2026
  • But such flashes of self-awareness get their power for being so rare.
    — Alison Herman, Variety, 15 Aug. 2024
  • Yes, there was a degree of self-awareness here, but of a different sort.
    — Jesse David Fox, Vulture, 30 July 2025
  • Next of Kin brims with razor-sharp insight and self-awareness.
    — Jasmine Vojdani, Vulture, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Explore philosophies that give you a better sense of your own self-awareness.
    — Georgia Nicols, The Denver Post, 24 Nov. 2024
  • With its winking jokes and nudging asides, the film insists on its self-awareness.
    — Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Mar. 2023
  • Dogs are not among the animals to have passed this test and to show a level of self-awareness.
    — Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Aug. 2025
  • Think of it as a tool for increasing self-awareness and learning to read the roadmap of the stars.
    — Gina Mayfield, Dallas News, 8 Mar. 2023

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