How to Use self-realization in a Sentence
self-realization
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Halle Berry is having a self-realization moment ahead of the release of her new film, Never Let Go.
—Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 11 Apr. 2024
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For them, stories of female self-realization that began on-screen transformed them off-screen.
—Shanelle Genai, Variety, 16 Feb. 2024
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The Palestinian scene is ripe for another jolt of self-realization and empowerment, the nature of which is yet to be determined.
—Hussein Agha, Foreign Affairs, 16 Feb. 2021
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Was everyone supposed to have done their own self-exploration—self-realization—long ago?
—Clare Sestanovich, The New Yorker, 6 Nov. 2023
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The arc of the story is Celie’s journey toward self-realization and freedom, a theme that pops up across Walker’s work and embodies her perspective on Black women’s liberation, which is as much about race as gender.
—Alissa Wilkinson, New York Times, 19 Dec. 2023
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As a provocative artist at a critical time, his self-realization – on multiple levels – of salvation feels larger than music.
—Marcus K. Dowling, USA TODAY, 30 May 2023
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The Zone is a mysterious dimension of creative cruise control — without self-realization or linear thought.
—Jonathan Rowe, Spin, 19 Sep. 2023
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Patel expanded on the film’s influences in an interview with talk show host Jimmy Fallon, saying that Kid’s journey mirrors Hanuman’s quest for self-realization.
—Aaron Boorstein, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Apr. 2024
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Churches are sacred spaces in which to have open, honest conversations about self-realization and self-affirmation.
—W. Franklyn Richardson, STAT, 10 June 2024
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But even if some viewers might grow impatient with Simon’s passivity in the face of endless microaggressions, there’s enough tenderness, heart and ultimate self-realization in Solo to keep you watching.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 May 2024
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While maturing, a person gradually gets liberated from the opinions of these figures and seeks or needs less approval and encouragement for self-realization.
—Naira Velumyan, Forbes, 19 Apr. 2023
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Indigo Knecht, a University of Miami graduate student who uses their works to explore themes of emotional upheaval and self-realization.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 2 June 2024
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Reading Carl Jung’s theory of individuation, the development of self-realization, led her to see her seven chickens as one continuous being, always in communication with wild birds.
—Jennifer Piejko, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2023
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