inner self

Example Sentences

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As if unwilling to reveal anything of his inner self, Dillon kept his desktop bare save for a pencil, a notebook and a telephone.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025

Second, he was compensating for his personal, characterological feeling of powerlessness – asserting unlimited future power to convince his doubting inner self to “fake it ‘til he makes it.”

From Salon • Dec. 7, 2023

“I feel like I'm constantly trying to hide and cover things up. I'm constantly stressed and exhausted. I'm also constantly trying to build an inner self so I don't have to feel that way anymore.”

From Scientific American • Aug. 16, 2023

What you wear, how you put yourself together, the ways in which you choose to present yourself — drag is a conscious outward construction representing an inner self.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 22, 2023

I see her gaze fixed on the wall as if on a mirror that will reflect her inner self.

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein