How to Use sense of self in a Sentence

sense of self

noun phrase
  • This is gaining a sense of self.
    — Dallas Morning News, 3 Feb. 2026
  • Self and sense of self-reliance and on its face.
    — Outside Online, 8 Oct. 2025
  • This will give you a strong sense of self-respect.
    — Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Don’t tie your sense of self worth to these numbers.
    — Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Your whole world view and sense of self are based in language.
    — Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 4 Feb. 2024
  • As her world fills in like a painting, so does her sense of self.
    — Charlie Fink, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
  • This is no less than the very language of the modern sense of self.
    — Bogdan Costea, Fortune, 30 Mar. 2023
  • That awareness supports a stronger sense of self-worth.
    — Reem Raouda, CNBC, 8 Mar. 2026
  • There’s no sense of self-importance.
    — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 16 Jan. 2026
  • Your sense of self may feel unclear as emotional needs crop up.
    — Usa Today, USA Today, 25 June 2026
  • Adhering to our morals and sense of self is vital.
    — Lisa Stardust, Refinery29, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Right now, your son has tied his sense of self to this experience.
    — Sahaj Kaur Kohli, Washington Post, 4 Apr. 2024
  • Workaholism and burnout are closely tied to this narrow sense of self.
    — Arianna Huffington, Fortune, 25 Nov. 2025
  • Are you rooted in your sense of self enough to handle this earthquake?
    — Usa Today, USA Today, 23 Aug. 2025
  • Both of these career paths are ones that get conflated with your sense of self.
    — Kaitlyn Greenidge, Harper's BAZAAR, 1 June 2023
  • Their sense of self did not come from being chosen, praised or affirmed.
    — Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2025
  • And his failure to protest the system also chipped away at his sense of self hood.
    — Literary Hub, 11 May 2026
  • How has your parents’ support shaped your own sense of self and resilience?
    — Sarah Carrillo, refinery29.com, 16 Oct. 2024
  • Your sense of self can come from yourself, not someone’s opinion of you.
    — Katie Camero, SELF, 25 June 2024
  • Your confidence — and with it, your own sense of self — begins to fade.
    — Ascend Agency, New York Daily News, 27 June 2025
  • When the business stumbles, so does the leader’s sense of self.
    — Julian Hayes Ii, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Is the chaos destabilizing your sense of self-worth?
    — Usa Today, USA Today, 30 May 2026
  • Forgetting protects your sense of self as well.
    — Gabrielle Principe, The Conversation, 5 May 2026
  • Trying to write was a way of trying to regain a sense of self or point of view of the world.
    — Annika Pham, Variety, 21 Jan. 2026
  • Failure is less of a danger to their sense of self or social standing.
    — Big Think, 14 Nov. 2025
  • What if a species is to an individual what our sense of self is to our own cells?
    — Molly Fischer, The New Yorker, 4 Dec. 2024
  • Learn to balance your sense of self with your sense of humanity this month.
    — Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Oct. 2024
  • Learn to balance your sense of self with your sense of humanity this month.
    — Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Dec. 2024
  • Learn to balance your sense of self with your sense of humanity this month.
    — Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Apr. 2024
  • This square is influencing your sense of self in a big way, Aries.
    — Valerie Mesa, People.com, 1 Aug. 2025

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