How to Use self-awareness in a Sentence

self-awareness

noun
  • What sets the the artist up for success is her self-awareness.
    — Jasmine Browley, Essence, 7 June 2024
  • Think of it as a tool for increasing self-awareness and learning to read the roadmap of the stars.
    — Gina Mayfield, Dallas News, 8 Mar. 2023
  • This is one of the show's many surprises: the self-awareness, the meta approach.
    — Shania Russell, EW.com, 27 Apr. 2025
  • For Cherkasov, a lack of self-awareness may have been his failure.
    — Adam Taylor, Washington Post, 30 Mar. 2023
  • Plus, the movie’s self-awareness and blatant homage to Christie will be the cherry on top for Knives Out fans.
    — Keith Langston, Peoplemag, 11 Aug. 2024
  • That is a rare display of self-awareness on a show that often lacks it.
    — Dalton Ross, EW.com, 19 Dec. 2024
  • Her lack of self-awareness and bad attitude was tough to watch.
    — Emma Soren, Vulture, 28 Jan. 2025
  • To me, self-awareness and resilience often go hand in hand.
    — Ayaskant Sarangi, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
  • Many pro-Trump voices seem to have taken the bait with a seeming lack of self-awareness.
    — Steven Greenhut, Oc Register, 22 Aug. 2025
  • British views of others tended to lack that self-awareness.
    — Odd Arne Westad, Foreign Affairs, 13 June 2024
  • Yes, there was a degree of self-awareness here, but of a different sort.
    — Jesse David Fox, Vulture, 30 July 2025
  • That self-awareness is part of the charm, along with the clever way the plot unfolds and the genuine love Gerwig has for her characters.
    — Odie Henderson, BostonGlobe.com, 18 July 2023
  • With its winking jokes and nudging asides, the film insists on its self-awareness.
    — Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Mar. 2023
  • To me, with age comes wisdom, self-confidence, and a new self-awareness.
    — Larry Stansbury, Essence, 11 Apr. 2024
  • Here is where self-awareness and self-care are so important.
    — Katia Hetter, CNN, 4 Apr. 2024
  • Such keen self-awareness was well buried a decade ago, tucked in a squalid little casket with all the good metaphors and a large hunk of talent.
    — James Robins, Vulture, 1 May 2023
  • Explore philosophies that give you a better self-awareness of the true meaning of your life.
    — Georgia Nicols, The Denver Post, 15 Jan. 2025
  • Explore philosophies that give you a better self-awareness of the true meaning of your life.
    — Georgia Nicols, The Denver Post, 22 Mar. 2025
  • There is so much emotion and self-awareness along his journey.
    — Anna Goldwater Alexander, WIRED, 18 Mar. 2024
  • The gist is that he has been conditioned to act that way around other men and doesn’t have the tools or self-awareness to figure out how to quit.
    — Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 21 May 2025
  • This sort of lack of self-awareness shows up several times in the document.
    — John Timmer, ArsTechnica, 2 May 2025
  • Explore philosophies that give you a better sense of your own self-awareness.
    — Georgia Nicols, The Denver Post, 24 Nov. 2024
  • This is a month of deep self-awareness and transformation.
    — Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 May 2025
  • This is a month of deep self-awareness and transformation.
    — Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Aug. 2025
  • This is a month of deep self-awareness and transformation.
    — Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Apr. 2025
  • This is a month of deep self-awareness and transformation.
    — Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 July 2025
  • This is a month of deep self-awareness and transformation.
    — Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 June 2025
  • Explore philosophies that give you a better self-awareness and get you closer to the true meaning of your life.
    — Georgia Nicols, The Denver Post, 30 May 2024
  • The road ahead Our framework does not give machines consciousness or true self-awareness in the human sense.
    — Ricky J. Sethi, The Conversation, 26 Jan. 2026
  • Explore philosophies that give you a better self-awareness and get you closer to the meaning of your life.
    — Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 23 Jan. 2026

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