inner monologue
Example Sentences
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As Tao described their inner monologue: “It’s too hard—I’m not going to try.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
"I didn't start my period, so I started to develop that inner monologue of something's not quite right."
From BBC ● May 3, 2026
Through Joe’s raw inner monologue, "You" challenged us to empathize with a man fighting a losing battle with his sanity, and confronted the reality of being open and honest with destructive thoughts.
From Salon ● Apr. 25, 2025
He adds, “One of the best things about birding is how it pulls you out of your inner monologue and forces you to observe a larger world.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 6, 2024
She was talking to me, trying to console me, but I couldn’t hear her over my own inner monologue beating myself up for doing so badly.
From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad
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