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
  • For Cherkasov, a lack of self-awareness may have been his failure.
    Adam Taylor, Washington Post, 30 Mar. 2023
  • British views of others tended to lack that self-awareness.
    Odd Arne Westad, Foreign Affairs, 13 June 2024
  • 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
  • There is so much emotion and self-awareness along his journey.
    Anna Goldwater Alexander, WIRED, 18 Mar. 2024
  • 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
  • Over the span of the weekend, but even hour by hour, came hints of new self-awareness, arcs of subtle personal triumph.
    Lisa Kennedy Shelby Knowles, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2023
  • These scenes play as desperate to prove the film’s relevance and self-awareness.
    Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Nov. 2023
  • In 1997, the AI known as Skynet gained self-awareness and began its war against humanity.
    Lynette Rice, Deadline, 27 June 2024
  • And then a moment of self-awareness summed up just about everything on this topic.
    Michael Casagrande | McAsagrande@al.com, al, 22 Aug. 2023
  • A little smile, some self-awareness, and remembering the golden rule can go a long way.
    Karla Walsh, Southern Living, 25 July 2024
  • As always, what really stuns is Trump’s lack of self-awareness.
    Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker, 14 Mar. 2024
  • The journey of self-exploration doesn’t start with self-awareness either.
    Kimmy Yam, NBC News, 3 Aug. 2023
  • The sun standing off with Pluto keys you into potent self-awareness.
    USA TODAY, 21 July 2023
  • At the same time, Coleman tried to imbue V. with some level of self-awareness of her own absurdity.
    Selome Hailu, Variety, 27 June 2024
  • Monica had the self-awareness to know that there was no need for a quippy aside or interruption just to prove herself as a co-host.
    Lucy Dolan-Zalaznick, Vogue, 3 Nov. 2023
  • The self-awareness Nicole is demonstrating is often challenging for those with autism, McLeod says.
    Jennifer Richler, Scientific American, 1 Jan. 2015
  • Once computers have their own self-awareness and value system, even the brightest minds have no way to predict the outcome.
    Lyle Maxson, Rolling Stone, 16 Jan. 2024
  • Her barbs spare no one, yet without the hypocrisy swirling around other characters, Mavis’s lack of self-consciousness comes to look more like self-awareness.
    Rachel Sherman, New York Times, 6 June 2023
  • Purdy’s self-awareness is as amazing as any of other attributes.
    Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 10 Feb. 2024
  • To overcome this, Moshe recommends self-awareness and slowing down.
    Kwame Christian, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2023
  • In the work of both Molière and Larry David, the comedy lies in the main character’s extreme self-awareness about the fictitious nature of the benevolence.
    Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 11 Dec. 2023
  • Much of this dimension of self-awareness comes down to paying attention.
    Anna Oakes, Quartz, 24 Mar. 2023
  • What has kept this from reaching its logical conclusion is a sense of humor and self-awareness that’s been on display for years.
    David Klion, The New Republic, 15 June 2023
  • The role continues Kudrow’s trend of playing charming, comedic characters who lack a certain amount of self-awareness.
    Max Gao, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 July 2024

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