How to Use self-examination in a Sentence
self-examination
noun-
But Travis Scott isn’t an artist known for deep self-examination either.
— Hazlitt, 23 Aug. 2023 -
On the other hand, the season ended poorly, with Bickerstaff and the Cavs underachieving in the first round -- a result that took weeks to get over and led to self-examination.
— Chris Fedor, cleveland, 8 Aug. 2023 -
This will help in being able to detect changes during breast self-examinations.
— Gabrielle Rockson, Peoplemag, 15 Mar. 2024 -
Readers will be most moved by Liu’s humility in his constant learning of the craft of social protest and his many moral self-examinations.
— Foreign Affairs, 24 Oct. 2023 -
Deep self-examination doesn’t always come easy to hard-charging CEOs.
— Bygeoff Colvin, Fortune, 16 Nov. 2023 -
On the 30th, the full moon in fellow water sign Pisces brings a rare opportunity for self-examination and release.
— Jacqueline Tempera, Women's Health, 31 July 2023 -
Discipline and self-examination are the cornerstones of Kipchoge’s approach both to sport and life.
— John Powers, BostonGlobe.com, 12 Apr. 2023 -
It's not been easy and has taken significant work and self-examination.
— Stephanie Wenger, Peoplemag, 22 June 2023 -
There’s a lot of self-examination in this season in particular about Dave’s relationship to his fans.
— Todd Gilchrist, Variety, 27 Apr. 2023 -
And Kenyatta, so dedicated to action and self-examination, has made no allowance for the profound damage done to his daughter by his absence.
— Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 22 Feb. 2024 -
For that matter, much of what has happened to everyone at this point, and what happens in these two episodes, is a result of various characters attempting self-examination.
— Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 17 Apr. 2023 -
Women should regularly perform a self-examination to look and feel for any changes or symptoms related to breast cancer.
— Lauren J. Mapp, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Sep. 2023 -
Protestants have to find their own way to God’s blessing, through self-examination, public testimony, and the performance of actions that demonstrate impeccable virtue.
— Ian Buruma, Harper's Magazine, 2 June 2023 -
After a Bengali interpreter who works with asylum seekers in Paris is charged with assaulting a refugee, her resulting self-examination lays bare the callousness of France’s asylum system.
— New York Times, 19 July 2023 -
Claire Dederer has expanded her essay into a broad and fascinating study of the issue, and also a radical self-examination that is highly valuable.
— Nina MacLaughlin, BostonGlobe.com, 10 Aug. 2023 -
For readers of a certain age, these passages, which capture a romantic longing that is adolescent in its intensity, will provoke self-examination.
— Christine Smallwood, Vulture, 6 May 2024 -
Gilbert's self-examination on teen violence continued this week with questions about doxing and teen curfew hours during a special town subcommittee forum.
— Maritza Dominguez, The Arizona Republic, 29 Feb. 2024 -
Good Morning America host Robin Roberts shared her breast cancer diagnosis in 2007 after discovering a lump during a self-examination.
— Dominique Fluker, Essence, 12 Oct. 2023 -
Many detected it themselves, either through self-examination (25%) or by accident (18%), for example, when applying deodorant or shaving their armpits.
— Kylie Gilbert, Glamour, 22 Mar. 2024 -
The ongoing lack of gender and racial diversity, self-examination, and historical knowledge within the medical profession has led to a complicity in the acceptance of suffering, particularly for certain groups.
— Dr. Sharon Malone, TIME, 9 Apr. 2024 -
Medical professionals also encourage routine self-examinations.
— Eleanor McCrary, The Courier-Journal, 26 Jan. 2024
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