soul-searching
noun
soul-search·ing
ˈsōl-ˌsər-chiŋ 
: examination of one's conscience especially with regard to motives and values
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Examples of soul-searching in a Sentence
after much soul-searching, they both realized that their marriage was essentially over
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Democrats will have to do a lot of soul-searching to figure out how to recover.
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G. Elliott Morris, ABC News, 6 Nov. 2024
Voters across the country rejected what Vice President Harris and Democrats were selling on Tuesday, a development already triggering major soul-searching by the party.
—Julia Mueller, The Hill, 6 Nov. 2024
There will be soul-searching in the offseason for the Yankees.
—Maury Brown, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
In Book of Travelers, which takes place earlier chronologically but is suggested as the second panel of the diptych, Kahane sets out on a soul-searching journey by train in the weeks after the 2016 election.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 8 Oct. 2024
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G. Elliott Morris, ABC News, 6 Nov. 2024
Voters across the country rejected what Vice President Harris and Democrats were selling on Tuesday, a development already triggering major soul-searching by the party.
—Julia Mueller, The Hill, 6 Nov. 2024
There will be soul-searching in the offseason for the Yankees.
—Maury Brown, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
In Book of Travelers, which takes place earlier chronologically but is suggested as the second panel of the diptych, Kahane sets out on a soul-searching journey by train in the weeks after the 2016 election.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 8 Oct. 2024
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“Soul-searching.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/soul-searching. Accessed 4 Dec. 2024.
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