How to Use self-justification in a Sentence
self-justification
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This Christlike nature doesn’t require self-will or self-justification to bring about a good ending.
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Lynn G. Jackson,
Christian Science Monitor,
18 Aug. 2025
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And there is no darkness – including sickness, anxiety, or self-justification – that the light of Christ can’t break through.
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Liz Butterfield Wallingford,
Christian Science Monitor,
29 Oct. 2025
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For Marchant, that self-justification is central to Peter’s downfall.
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Jp Mangalindan,
Time,
6 Nov. 2025
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What appears to be a real toxin, either physical or emotional, is seen to be a complete illusion, and fades from view as consciousness is cleansed of fear, self-justification, pride, or personal malice.
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Jan Keeler Vincent,
Christian Science Monitor,
2 May 2025
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In the years leading up to that moment, three catastrophic miscalculations—each rooted in short-term maneuvering and self-justification—paved the way for Hitler’s ascent.
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Daniel Ziblatt,
Foreign Affairs,
28 Aug. 2025
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For all his detailed research, Holland’s real gift is for explaining corruption not as a set of individual actions but as a broad culture of permission and self-justification.
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Zephyr Teachout,
The Atlantic,
22 Sep. 2025
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If one were looking for a sports league that most faithfully reflects the modern United States — its stratification, its rituals of self-justification, its remarkable talent for dressing inequality in the language of tradition — Major League Baseball would be hard to beat.
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Eddie Brown,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 May 2026
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