How to Use self-exploration in a Sentence

self-exploration

noun
  • This year has been a bit of self-exploration.
    — Saajan Jogia, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Aug. 2025
  • After a whole lot of angst and self-exploration.
    — Tina Eves, SPIN, 23 Apr. 2026
  • Hilary goes on a journey of self-exploration.
    — Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 27 Oct. 2025
  • Younger people are interested in self-exploration, but on their terms.
    — Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 24 Feb. 2026
  • This rigorous self-exploration continued past the point that his disease cost him control of his hands.
    — Helen Shaw, New Yorker, 26 Nov. 2025
  • Its red rock buttes are said to house mysterious cosmic forces conducive to healing and self-exploration.
    — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 4 Feb. 2026
  • That sets Charli off on a bit of self-exploration and a reunion with her childhood friend Nel (Lena Góra).
    — Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 11 Feb. 2026
  • Many of his clients are women, often in their 30s to 60s, seeking meaningful self-exploration.
    — Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 3 Nov. 2025
  • In undergoing the complex journey of self-exploration, Panic!
    — Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2025
  • The exploration of others is simultaneously a self-exploration.
    — Tim Brinkhof, JSTOR Daily, 22 Apr. 2026
  • That self-neglect resulted in a health challenge, which eventually led to Godfred reconnecting with her passion for poetry and self-exploration.
    — Paula L. Woods, Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2026
  • Long takes emphasize the mental labor of Hujar’s self-exploration, and Sachs’s framing (with cinematography by Alex Ashe) crowds the pair together to evoke the intimacy of their talk.
    — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 5 Nov. 2025
  • As for the Banks sisters, Ashley (Akira Akbar) works through a rebellious phase during her freshman year as Hilary (Coco Jones) goes on a journey of self-exploration.
    — Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 3 Nov. 2025
  • During an appearance on the Reclaiming With Monica Lewinsky podcast on Tuesday, the Diplomat star shared a fond memory of her former costar amid a discussion about her self-exploration journey through psychedelics, MDMA, mushrooms, and even astrology.
    — Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Oct. 2025

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