How to Use self-image in a Sentence

self-image

noun
  • The moons connection to Jupiter is a boon for your self-image.
    USA TODAY, 8 Aug. 2023
  • The lengths to which Carlson will go in service to his own self-image never cease to amaze me.
    Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 23 Feb. 2024
  • Many of them say the term injures their self-image and sense of belonging.
    Daniel Oto-Peralías, The Conversation, 14 Aug. 2024
  • She’s achieved male validation, but at the cost of her own self-image.
    Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2024
  • Perhaps his self-image was colored by that sense of not quite being the son that his dad wanted.
    Rob Tannenbaum, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2023
  • The actress has also publicly spoken out about how her style and self-image have adapted with age in a 2022 essay for The Guardian.
    Kaitlyn Huamani, Peoplemag, 5 July 2023
  • And then the awful demons of self-hate and self-contempt, a hugely negative self-image, took its place in the center of the victim’s being. . . .
    Mark Hertsgaard, TIME, 7 May 2024
  • Spend some time reflecting on your current comfort zone or self-image, and record your thoughts in a journal.
    Kazuyoshi Hisano, Forbes, 18 Sep. 2024
  • In its songs, Monét delves into the thoughts whirring through her mind about self-image and parenthood in the direct aftermath of giving birth.
    Danielle Kwateng, SELF, 13 Sep. 2023
  • Treatment needs to address the emotions tied to binge eating, including shame and poor self-image.
    Mayo Clinic News Network, Anchorage Daily News, 29 May 2023
  • Students are concerned about their bodies and self-image in a way Ms. Harper hasn’t noticed in that age group before.
    Sophie Hills, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 June 2023
  • Taneytown has not just an image problem, but a self-image problem.
    Baltimore Sun, 25 Apr. 2023
  • The Simply Julia author shares how her self-image and relationship with food was shaped by her childhood.
    Cara Lynn Shultz, Peoplemag, 15 Feb. 2024
  • Weight talk can come in the form of negative or positive comments, and both have the potential to cause issues with self-image, eating habits, and mental health.
    Julia Pelly, Parents, 22 Sep. 2023
  • But Porter’s book also strays from the norm, exploring normally taboo issues such as the strain her job has put on her finances, her family and her self-image.
    Benjamin Oreskes, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2023
  • Gemini May 21 – June 20 Your self-image could be wavering and shifting like a mirage.
    Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 16 June 2024
  • After all, the same algorithms making teenagers miserable by serving up an endless stream of content that tends to harm their self-image are bad for adults, too.
    Adam Clark Estes, Vox, 19 June 2024
  • According to a 2019 study published in the Journal of Business Research, people tend to appreciate gifts that align with their own self-image.
    Mark Travers, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
  • In an industry that can challenge a person’s self-image, Bateman stays grounded.
    Ella Field, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Aug. 2023
  • In addition to the long-term impact on relationships, self-esteem and self-image can be impacted as well.
    Lauryn Higgins, Parents, 29 July 2024
  • In addition, at the 2016 Billboard Women in Music event, Kesha discussed her past struggles with self-image.
    Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 8 July 2024
  • The filming devices in the home establish a panopticon where the husband and children are pawns in an advertising campaign for the woman’s self-image.
    Abigail Anthony, National Review, 11 Feb. 2024
  • This tendency hinders the discovery of our talents, resulting in a poor self-image.
    Priya Kartik, Forbes, 3 May 2023
  • This is a character who’s trying to avoid chaos, who feels like all the responsibilities are falling on her, and also has self-image problems.
    Margy Rochlin, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2024
  • In this way, Spy vs. Spy shows us that war is its own perfect reflection, bombs and guns and missiles as both the tactile and logical endpoint of a country’s self-image, death as the only way to define a nation.
    Gyasi Hall, Longreads, 12 Sep. 2023
  • Well, nothing except the odd spectacle of a Billboard diva relentlessly flattering her own self-image, en route to the cast singing along to her music in the end credits.
    A.a. Dowd, Chron, 5 May 2023
  • During the intimate interview, Palmer, 29, shared honest thoughts about her self-image, her body, and motherhood.
    Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 11 July 2023
  • The program is built on 13 affirmations that are intended to support members in changing their self-image and worldview.
    Laura Newberry, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2023
  • There’s a little bit of glorification of certain vices online, and self-image is really bad, and the depression rates in young people are up.
    Emma Glassman-Hughes, BostonGlobe.com, 28 July 2023
  • You’re entitled to fight for your own interests, but try to stay aware of the difference between a temporary strategy and your entrenched self-image.
    Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 14 Feb. 2024

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