How to Use self-identity in a Sentence

self-identity

noun
  • Over time, going along with what others tell you to do can lead to unhappiness and lack of self-identity.
    — Angela Haupt, Time, 7 Nov. 2025
  • However, these actions often lead to regret, resentment and a loss of self-identity.
    — Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
  • As their stories intersect like stars in a constellation, the film explores themes of self-identity and human connection before the women part ways at dawn.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 31 Oct. 2025
  • As their stories intersect like stars in a constellation, the film explores themes of self-identity and human connection before the women part ways at dawn.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 27 Oct. 2025
  • Transgender students pick which bathroom to use based on their self-identity when middle school students change their clothes for physical education class, Bourne said.
    — Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 19 Sep. 2025
  • That is so traumatizing in itself, and then it’s compiled with his abusive father and being bullied at school and being excluded from his friends and struggling with his self-identity.
    — Adam B. Vary, Variety, 27 Nov. 2025
  • Need examples where fan allegiance goes beyond the transactional fandom of self-identity and tradition?
    — Rick Burton, Sportico.com, 4 Dec. 2025
  • For these six talented individuals, preparing for their debut was an extended process of discovery for their self-identity.
    — Sara Smith, Variety, 27 Aug. 2025
  • The law discriminates based on viewpoint, permitting expressions of acceptance and support for a client’s self-identity while forbidding expressions that attempt to change it.
    — Kevin Cope, The Conversation, 3 Apr. 2026
  • Seeking punishment for a pre-existing (probably Oedipal) feeling of shame and inadequacy, some of the incarcerated seek a reality that fits their self-identity.
    — Adam Solomons, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Denver artist Sammy Seung-min Lee’s work has always been about her journey toward understanding self-identity — or the impossibility of that task for so many people who experience the privilege and pain of being caught between cultures.
    — Ray Mark Rinaldi, Denver Post, 13 Apr. 2026
  • The 2026 Wagner New Play Festival kicks off today at UC San Diego, with three new works by MFA plywriting candidates on topics ranging from caveman romance to self-identity to an eerie high school ritual.
    — Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026

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