How to Use self-report in a Sentence

self-report

noun
  • Still, farmers in Minnesota, who count among some of the biggest water users, are allowed to self-report their use.
    Dionne Searcey, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2023
  • But these are largely self-reported, meaning some ads can slip through the company’s cracks.
    Vittoria Elliott, WIRED, 18 Dec. 2023
  • As in Dane County, the city relies on officers to self-report their ability.
    Melissa Sanchez, ProPublica, 23 Feb. 2023
  • Rather than asking a subject to self-report, the device would get a signal directly from the neurons themselves.
    Hannah Docter-Loeb, Scientific American, 28 Mar. 2023
  • At the end of 2023, a threat actor reported one of their breached victims to the SEC for failing to self-report the incident after the company refused to pay their ransom.
    Mike Lefebvre, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
  • Cooper is allowing Barnett to self-report to prison, but he apparently hasn't been ordered to do so yet.
    Bill Bowden, Arkansas Online, 11 July 2023
  • Interestingly, the researchers did not find differences in the boys' self-reports of distress.
    Diana Kwon, Scientific American, 15 Aug. 2023
  • Since the height data was self-reported, some of the shrinkage was attributed to people finally being honest about their heights.
    Devika Rao, theweek, 7 Jan. 2024
  • The department relies on deputies to self-report their ability to speak languages other than English.
    Melissa Sanchez, ProPublica, 9 June 2023
  • It should be noted that streaming viewership numbers self-reported by platforms still come with many caveats.
    Jennifer Maas, Variety, 14 May 2024
  • Florida theme parks must self-report to the state each quarter guest injuries that require at least 24 hours of hospitalization.
    Bruce Haring, Deadline, 18 July 2024
  • University of Bristol Because dogs can't self-report on their degree of optimism or pessimism, the researchers came up with a proxy.
    Michael Franco, New Atlas, 22 July 2024
  • Food allergies were less common than previous research has found, affecting about 4% of the kids in the study, about half the amount seen in studies where people self-report their allergies.
    Kaitlin Sullivan, NBC News, 25 July 2023
  • An aide to Gloria said the mayor self-reported the payments beginning last May, after the Union-Tribune raised questions about the contributions.
    Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Apr. 2024
  • Nearly all were based on self-reports of physical activity, a measure that is not exact.
    Lydia Denworth, Scientific American, 1 May 2023
  • Online age restrictions are largely futile since most sites, including Google, have users self-report their ages.
    Rachyl Jones, Fortune, 29 Sep. 2023
  • And naming a victor proved controversial in the birdwatching world, where species listing is self-reported, and there is no true referee.
    Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun, 26 Feb. 2024
  • Yu will be required to self-report to the Medical Board of California, which will determine whether she will be allowed to continue her practice.
    Camila Bernal, CNN, 6 Apr. 2023
  • Sore throat is a very common and non-specific symptom—a symptom that is self-reported and doesn't indicate a specific disease.
    Leah Groth, Health, 16 Dec. 2023
  • However, the results of a separate survey published that same year were more promising: In most cases, the patients self-reported that their results lasted at least 12 years.
    Elizabeth Siegel, Allure, 8 Feb. 2024
  • Over the course of seven months, the participants submitted their vital signs collected by the ring and stored in a phone app, and also self-reported their emotions and mental health in daily surveys.
    Irene Wright, Sacramento Bee, 8 Feb. 2024
  • If concussions are so dangerous, why aren’t players willing to self-report symptoms?
    James M. Smoliga, Dvm, Ars Technica, 10 Nov. 2023
  • The study, based on surveys of nearly 2,300 adults, found that people with better sleep habits self-reported lower levels of social and emotional loneliness.
    Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 18 June 2024
  • The department does not assess the language skills of employees, who instead self-report their proficiency.
    Melissa Sanchez, ProPublica, 10 Mar. 2023
  • The former president and reality show host self-reported his weight as 215 pounds when he was booked in Georgia, defying logic.
    Marlow Stern, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2023
  • Similar to most nutrition research, the study is observational and based on self-reports.
    Shiv Sudhakar, NBC News, 2 July 2024
  • Figuring out the frequency of lies Most research on lying asks participants to self-report their lying behavior, say during the past day or week.
    Christian B. Miller, CNN, 25 June 2024
  • The study did have some limitations, Chen acknowledged — primarily that the cognitive complaints were based on self-reports.
    Melissa Rudy, Fox News, 26 Oct. 2023
  • Researchers today certainly aren’t laughing off its value, but a good deal of the research on laughter’s influence on mental and physical health is based on self-report measures.
    Janet M. Gibson, CNN, 1 Apr. 2023
  • On Eclipse Chaser Log, where many but not all chasers self-report their experiences, Maley is listed as being among the top five people for the number of totality views, and having seen the most when all types of eclipses are included.
    Chris Kenning, USA TODAY, 19 Mar. 2024

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