How to Use self-worth in a Sentence

self-worth

noun
  • Does your self-worth feel at risk?
    — Usa Today, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2026
  • For years, my self-worth was tied to my hair.
    — Jailynn Tayor, Essence, 21 Oct. 2025
  • This eclipse highlights self-worth.
    — Christina Pérez, Vogue, 16 Feb. 2026
  • Think self-care to self-help to self-esteem to self-worth.
    — Colin Bedell, Them., 17 Sep. 2025
  • Money and self-worth are front and center now.
    — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 20 Apr. 2026
  • The way out is moving the weight of your self-worth back inside.
    — Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 28 Jan. 2026
  • Jules finding her self-worth and success.
    — Zoë Haylock, Vulture, 27 Apr. 2026
  • Associate net worth with self-worth (for you and others).
    — Big Think, 9 Oct. 2025
  • The episode is a story of friendship, self-worth, and being your very best self.
    — Tanay Howard, Parents, 15 Feb. 2024
  • My self-confidence and self-worth had been destroyed.
    — Soph Warnes, CNN Money, 28 Sep. 2025
  • Tending to your self-worth and taking stock of your values could be a key step along the way.
    — Maressa Brown, InStyle, 20 Feb. 2026
  • Believe their self-worth is based on performance.
    — Sherri Gordon, Parents, 27 Nov. 2025
  • Separate your self-worth from your career.
    — Maggie McGrath, Forbes.com, 16 Jan. 2026
  • A lot of my self-worth was deeply damaged from that set experience.
    — Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 20 Mar. 2024
  • Your self-worth is no longer tied up in following society’s rules.
    — John Koopman, Rolling Stone, 21 Sep. 2023
  • Your money, values and self-worth are top of mind, Scorpio.
    — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 20 Dec. 2025
  • So what can a parent do to protect against this narrow view of success and self-worth?
    — Jennifer Breheny Wallace, CNBC, 28 Dec. 2025
  • As opposed to Jackie, who very much needs the approval to find her self-worth.
    — Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Apr. 2023
  • And that must do something to someone’s sense of self, identity and self-worth.
    — Demetrius Patterson, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 July 2024
  • Your success may depend on working through self-worth issues.
    — Usa Today, USA Today, 28 Sep. 2025
  • Levy, meanwhile, tries to reconcile her future with her self-worth.
    — Matt Donnelly, Variety, 8 May 2025
  • Not hearing back after applying isn’t about your self-worth.
    — Colleen Batchelder, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
  • Still, there is greater pressure on your money, values, friendships and self-worth.
    — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 4 June 2026
  • The employee often needs the job not only for money but for self-worth.
    — Kwame Anthony Appiah, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2023
  • Small, honest steps heal bonds and strengthen everyday self-worth.
    — Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 26 Mar. 2026
  • This internal conflict can lead to a sense of displacement and a loss of self-worth.
    — Deborah Cruz, Parents, 2 July 2024
  • Money, stability and self-worth are top of mind early in the day.
    — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 30 Apr. 2026
  • Virgo rising ‘Tis the season to shake up the basis of your self-worth.
    — Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Sep. 2023
  • The cosmos is urging you to reclaim your power in love, money and self-worth.
    — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 3 Apr. 2026
  • In an effort to find her self-worth, Shriver turned to poetry.
    — Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 25 Mar. 2025

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