sense of self

noun phrase

: ideas about the type of person one really is

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Warrior-leadership unleashed is a genuine expression honed from a strong sense of self. Chip Bell, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024 In its least manageable moments, early motherhood must feel like an unpaid job with no breaks, an inarticulate boss and working conditions designed to strip all that’s civil from one’s sense of self. Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024 She’s always been supportive, but it’s sapped her of a true sense of self, instead subsuming all of her energy and effort into building their business and burnishing their public image. Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 5 Dec. 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 See all Example Sentences for sense of self 

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“Sense of self.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sense%20of%20self. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

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