How to Use self-reflection in a Sentence

self-reflection

noun
  • But a walk through the gallery stirred some self-reflection.
    Rory Appleton, The Indianapolis Star, 16 Feb. 2023
  • Achieving the above will take a great deal of self-reflection.
    Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 8 Mar. 2023
  • Take the time for self-reflection and honest one-on-one meetings.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes, 21 Apr. 2023
  • In that time, Bennett wants his team to do some self-reflection: Why were the Gaels so bad on such a big stage Tuesday?
    Connor Letourneau, San Francisco Chronicle, 7 Mar. 2023
  • In their second installment for A/W 2023, the themes of the campaign highlights the theme of the power of self-reflection.
    Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 5 Sep. 2023
  • This has been a year of major self-reflection for Miley Cyrus.
    Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 7 Sep. 2023
  • Our hope was that the process of self-reflection would inspire certain changes and action.
    BostonGlobe.com, 1 Mar. 2023
  • But in the chaotic days that followed, the agency had little time for self-reflection.
    Raf Sanchez, NBC News, 19 Nov. 2023
  • But the inchoate nature of the central characters’ self-reflection is partly the point in a smart movie with a lot on its mind.
    David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Feb. 2024
  • During the month of Ramadan, Muslims fast from sunrise to sunset, and spend time in self-reflection and prayer.
    Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 10 Apr. 2024
  • The new moon in Leo will force you to take a closer look at what’s happening in your life, and self-reflection is always useful.
    Korin Miller, Women's Health, 14 Aug. 2023
  • There’s lots of self-reflection and accountability in the words this time.
    Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 22 Feb. 2023
  • Much like in the series, Burd has a knack for clear-eyed self-reflection that connects to something more universal.
    Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 25 Jan. 2024
  • Ramadan is a month of self-reflection and self-improvement.
    Sidra Imtiaz, Allure, 20 Mar. 2023
  • All of these should evoke self-reflection in humans of the present day, but the filmmakers don’t so much explore these ideas as just underline them.
    Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 20 Jan. 2024
  • Lin Chen Capricorn Rising Yes, true, the weeks leading up to your birthday are naturally a time for pause and self-reflection in the year.
    Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Nov. 2023
  • The Dallas Stars gathered after their Game 1 loss to Seattle and did some honest self-reflection.
    Joseph Hoyt, Dallas News, 5 May 2023
  • More than a party trick, palmistry can act as a reality check and excuse for a dose of self-reflection.
    Alyssa Girdwain, Women's Health, 31 May 2023
  • But the key stages of recovery require self-reflection and a desire to change behavior.
    Mary Ellen Klas, Twin Cities, 6 Jan. 2024
  • Still, self-reflection can be a rewarding exercise at the beginning of a new year.
    Tanya Sichynsky, New York Times, 1 Jan. 2024
  • Reflecting on her kids brings greater self-reflection for Jenner’s surgery.
    Henry Chandonnet, Peoplemag, 27 July 2023
  • During this self-reflection, think about this question.
    Shaan Rais, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2023
  • Their lack of recognition from the Academy comes from a fear of self-reflection, something forced on them by Miayazaki upon his winning of the award.
    Ryan Gaur, Rolling Stone, 9 Mar. 2023
  • Tori Kelly will embrace self-reflection on her fifth album.
    Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 9 Feb. 2024
  • Midnights' careful metaphors are some of the best mirrors for abstract projection and self-reflection that listeners will find on this list.
    Allaire Nuss, EW.com, 6 Feb. 2024
  • And so that was a time for self-reflection, a bit of decompression and rejuvenation.
    Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2024
  • This self-reflection was spurred in part by two other events in his life — the death of his grandfather and Avengers co-star Jeremy Renner’s near-fatal snowplow accident.
    Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 June 2023
  • Like everything else, this answer starts with self-reflection.
    Essence, 13 Feb. 2024
  • Parks’s library isolation gave her the gift of self-reflection and creation — going the way your blood beats, to riff on James Baldwin’s advice about living truthfully.
    Imani Perry Janina Edwards Krish Seenivasan Devin Murphy, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2024
  • Dancing comes easy to the character, a discovery made when her mother decides to enlist her in ballet classes to cure her flat feet, but self-reflection does not.
    Vulture, 21 Nov. 2023

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