self-analysis

Example Sentences

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A post-Wimbledon trip to the Greek island of Mykonos provided an opportunity for further self-analysis.

From BBC • Sep. 6, 2025

I suppose that in dissecting the song with them, I was indulging in some self-analysis: trying to understand how a happy union of lyrics and musical notes could stay with me so meaningfully, for decades.

From Washington Post • Mar. 16, 2023

In conversation, Kravchenko is measured, circumspect, unsparing in her self-analysis, with flashes of wry humor.

From New York Times • Aug. 5, 2022

Self-criticism term for a method of public self-analysis proposed by Mao Tse-Tung as a means to achieve personal and societal improvement.

From Textbooks • Jun. 15, 2022

John Musgrave was not given to self-analysis, nor did he disturb his mind with problems of this nature.

From Coelebs The Love Story of a Bachelor by Young, F.E. Mills