self-worth

Example Sentences

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"I had very little self worth," she explains.

From BBC • Sep. 18, 2025

So much of what it feels like to be raised in marginalized communities in Texas is a psychological imprint of self worth, of masculinity.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 13, 2023

The event, “From Mass Incarceration to Mass Liberation,” featured speakers from the Black Prisoners’ Caucus, a more than 50-year-old organization to foster “respect, responsibility, self worth and unity” for people incarcerated in Washington state prisons.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 16, 2023

Their self worth is then strongly affected by their capacity to perform.

From Salon • Jan. 16, 2023

Music expresses children’s identity and heritage, teaches them to belong to a culture, and develops their cognitive well-being and inner self worth.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin