How to Use self-worth in a Sentence

self-worth

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  • The goal of these shows, or rather, the gold, is self-worth.
    — Ken Makin, The Christian Science Monitor, 15 Jan. 2025
  • The episode is a story of friendship, self-worth, and being your very best self.
    — Tanay Howard, Parents, 15 Feb. 2024
  • Siddiq: Don’t let the lack of a deal determine your self-worth.
    — Sonaiya Kelley, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2023
  • As opposed to Jackie, who very much needs the approval to find her self-worth.
    — Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Apr. 2023
  • Virgo rising ‘Tis the season to shake up the basis of your self-worth.
    — Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Sep. 2023
  • These small but daily digs wear down my self-esteem and self-worth.
    — Sahaj Kaur Kohli, Washington Post, 21 Mar. 2024
  • By fourteen, Kim left the house and men became her lifeline as a means of survival and self-worth.
    — Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 4 Oct. 2023
  • The result is a safe space for the boys to talk about feelings, expectations and self-worth.
    — Matt Villano, CNN, 2 Dec. 2024
  • And that must do something to someone’s sense of self, identity and self-worth.
    — Demetrius Patterson, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 July 2024
  • This internal conflict can lead to a sense of displacement and a loss of self-worth.
    — Deborah Cruz, Parents, 2 July 2024
  • So much of my … self-worth is a bit harsh, but so much of my character is attached to being in a band for so long.
    — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 6 Mar. 2024
  • In the first of a two-part interview, Roberts and Lima discussed Roberts’ life and her lessons on success, self-worth and self-love.
    — Variety, NBC News, 9 July 2024
  • The message of the movie is one that is very inspiring, empowering and about self-love and self-worth.
    — Selena Kuznikov, Variety, 16 July 2024
  • The employee often needs the job not only for money but for self-worth.
    — Kwame Anthony Appiah, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2023
  • This terrible lack of self-worth has plagued him for his whole life, while at the same time, a belief that this one thing will be a way to claim self-worth.
    — Josh Wigler, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 May 2023
  • A lot of my self-worth was deeply damaged from that set experience.
    — Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 20 Mar. 2024
  • Muster the self-worth necessary to carve out some space — convincing yourself to do so could be the hardest part!
    — Tarot.com, Orlando Sentinel, 1 Aug. 2024
  • But Amper’s inevitable low points wouldn’t be a reflection of Tim’s self-worth.
    — Drew Silverstein, Rolling Stone, 12 Jan. 2024
  • On April 3, Mercury enters slow-moving Taurus and asks us to speak up for ourselves and stand in self-worth.
    — Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Apr. 2023
  • They are confused on issues of identity and self-worth.
    — Andrew Abela, Forbes, 7 Sep. 2024
  • This love fills unhealed spaces, mends broken hearts, comforts us in grief, and reminds us of our self-worth.
    — Charity Lashai, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
  • Already burdened by feelings of shame and low self-worth, Henson tried to kill himself.
    — Aliyya Swaby, ProPublica, 14 Sep. 2023
  • Your self-worth is no longer tied up in following society’s rules.
    — John Koopman, Rolling Stone, 21 Sep. 2023
  • Ah, the question that haunts the halls of greed, despair, self-worth, parental acceptance, filial devotion and how much is enough.
    — Neil Senturia, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 June 2023
  • And Black men in hip-hop exist in an endless loop of roller-coaster success, hazy self-worth, bullets, fame and its cousin, paranoia.
    — Peter Rubin, Longreads, 8 Aug. 2023
  • On top of bringing a sense of completion and clarity to financial themes, you’re being called to step up and own up to your self-worth.
    — Valerie Mesa, Peoplemag, 23 Sep. 2024
  • Lyons talks about a wearing that happens like sandpaper rubbing against wood, a slow chipping away of self-worth.
    — Byjenny Abamu, Fortune, 29 Feb. 2024
  • The musical, like the Dustin Hoffman movie before it, is as much about the struggles of being an artist in New York as about seeking romance or self-worth there.
    — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 22 Feb. 2023
  • That often involves finding your wants and needs, learning to trust others, and rewiring how your brain views attachment and self-worth.
    — Nicole Harris, Parents, 24 July 2023
  • Without these, retirees may experience lower self-worth and a lack of purpose that makes depressive symptoms worse.
    — John Mac Ghlionn, Newsweek, 14 Jan. 2025

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