How to Use sense of self in a Sentence

sense of self

noun phrase
  • Not so much what's on the outside, but your sense of self.
    — Benjamin Vanhoose, Peoplemag, 18 Apr. 2023
  • This is no less than the very language of the modern sense of self.
    — Bogdan Costea, Fortune, 30 Mar. 2023
  • Your whole world view and sense of self are based in language.
    — Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 4 Feb. 2024
  • The Cancer full moon on the 13th will also shine a light on your sense of self.
    — Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 July 2025
  • The Cancer full moon on the 13th will also shine a light on your sense of self.
    — Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Feb. 2025
  • The Cancer Full Moon on the 13th will also shine a light on your sense of self.
    — Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Jan. 2025
  • As her world fills in like a painting, so does her sense of self.
    — Charlie Fink, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
  • The truth is, both Prince William and Princess Catherine have always had a strong sense of self.
    — Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 29 Apr. 2025
  • With a high sense of self and an even higher set of heels, Tanya brought the comedy.
    — Henry Chandonnet, Peoplemag, 18 July 2023
  • April 27th: The New Moon in Taurus cultivates a strong sense of self.
    — Lisa Stardust, Refinery29, 17 Apr. 2025
  • Your confidence — and with it, your own sense of self — begins to fade.
    — Ascend Agency, New York Daily News, 27 June 2025
  • Don’t let this random stranger destroy your sense of self.
    — Lizz Schumer, Peoplemag, 29 May 2024
  • This square is influencing your sense of self in a big way, Aries.
    — Valerie Mesa, People.com, 1 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
  • Your sense of self can come from yourself, not someone’s opinion of you.
    — Katie Camero, SELF, 25 June 2024
  • Right now, your son has tied his sense of self to this experience.
    — Sahaj Kaur Kohli, Washington Post, 4 Apr. 2024
  • How has your parents’ support shaped your own sense of self and resilience?
    — Sarah Carrillo, refinery29.com, 16 Oct. 2024
  • And that must do something to someone’s sense of self, identity and self-worth.
    — Demetrius Patterson, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 July 2024
  • 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
  • The film cares more for Romy’s enveloping sense of self than the depths of her immorality.
    — Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 25 Apr. 2025
  • Their sense of self did not come from being chosen, praised or affirmed.
    — Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2025
  • Rage, so important for some early sense of self, proves to be hard to contain.
    — Emma Alpern, Vulture, 28 Jan. 2025
  • Learn to balance your sense of self with your sense of humanity this month.
    — Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Apr. 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 Oct. 2024
  • As Lindsey amped up the cheese, Claude’s sense of self transformed.
    — Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
  • This is her career, her credibility — and really, at the end of the day — her sense of self-worth.
    — Alison Herman, Variety, 6 Feb. 2026
  • This is gaining a sense of self.
    — Dallas Morning News, 3 Feb. 2026
  • This transit has tested your boundaries, maturity, resilience, and sense of self in ways that few people around you could fully see.
    — Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 29 Jan. 2026
  • As her symptoms eased, Klingensmith felt detached from her sense of self, of purpose.
    — Erica Sloan, SELF, 23 Jan. 2026

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