How to Use self-report in a Sentence

self-report

noun
  • Those figures are self-reported.
    — Allison Palmer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 June 2026
  • Those figures are self-reported.
    — Allison Palmer updated June 24, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 June 2026
  • Despite this risk, most states rely on farmers to self-report infections among their herds.
    — Keren Landman, Vox, 10 Sep. 2024
  • But these are largely self-reported, meaning some ads can slip through the company’s cracks.
    — Vittoria Elliott, WIRED, 18 Dec. 2023
  • There are caveats to the study, the experts say, like the fact that results were self-reported and not double blinded.
    — Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 8 Oct. 2025
  • The study was also self-reported by patients, leaving room for recall bias or fatigue bias.
    — Joseph Choi, The Hill, 6 Jan. 2025
  • Those ratings were compared to the participants’ self-reports of their own fatigue.
    — Michelle Travis, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
  • Further, the data was self-reported and did not take into account the nutrition of the meals.
    — Alexa Mikhail, Flow Space, 24 Sep. 2025
  • As the data was self-reported, this could pose a limitation to the strength of the findings, the team noted.
    — Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 28 Apr. 2026
  • It should be noted that streaming viewership numbers self-reported by platforms still come with many caveats.
    — Jennifer Maas, Variety, 14 May 2024
  • Still, all 72 of its counties had more than 21% of adults self-report excessive drinking.
    — Addy Bink, The Hill, 24 Mar. 2025
  • Still, farmers in Minnesota, who count among some of the biggest water users, are allowed to self-report their use.
    — Dionne Searcey, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2023
  • Rather than asking a subject to self-report, the device would get a signal directly from the neurons themselves.
    — Hannah Docter-Loeb, Scientific American, 28 Mar. 2023
  • The self-report issue noted by O’Brien could extend to powder use for babies.
    — Matt Fuchs, Time, 23 July 2025
  • Nearly all were based on self-reports of physical activity, a measure that is not exact.
    — Lydia Denworth, Scientific American, 1 May 2023
  • The study’s data was also self-reported, which is more prone to inaccuracies.
    — Elizabeth Yuko, Phd, Health, 31 Jan. 2025
  • Additionally, since the data was self-reported by dog owners, there may be some bias in the findings.
    — Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2025
  • Some of the information was self-reported, which could also limit the findings.
    — Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 8 Apr. 2026
  • The rewards system encourages players to self-report their names and addresses.
    — Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 28 Oct. 2025
  • Henley may have self-reported a penalty earlier in the week, but his good sportsmanship did not go unnoticed.
    — Savannah Leigh Richardson, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 June 2025
  • The dolphin Dolphins are most likely to self-report as insomniacs.
    — Jp Shaffer july 7, Charlotte Observer, 7 July 2025
  • As in Dane County, the city relies on officers to self-report their ability.
    — Melissa Sanchez, ProPublica, 23 Feb. 2023
  • Online age restrictions are largely futile since most sites, including Google, have users self-report their ages.
    — Rachyl Jones, Fortune, 29 Sep. 2023
  • At least three of the victims were transported directly from the scene, while others self-reported to area hospitals.
    — Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 May 2025
  • Cooper is allowing Barnett to self-report to prison, but he apparently hasn't been ordered to do so yet.
    — Bill Bowden, Arkansas Online, 11 July 2023
  • The problem with the list, though, is that landlords self-report ownership details to HPD.
    — Clio Chang, Curbed, 11 Feb. 2025
  • Interestingly, the researchers did not find differences in the boys' self-reports of distress.
    — Diana Kwon, Scientific American, 15 Aug. 2023
  • Sleep duration was also self-reported, which could pose a limitation.
    — Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 17 Mar. 2026
  • Pre-retirement job demands, both physical and mental, were self-reported.
    — New Atlas, 20 Sep. 2025
  • The department relies on deputies to self-report their ability to speak languages other than English.
    — Melissa Sanchez, ProPublica, 9 June 2023

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