self-conscious
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“Marching in protests always made me feel self-conscious and out of place,” he writes, “like a bad extra in a movie, playing an assigned role.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026
Would I emerge kinder, more resilient—or plagued with unexpected self-consciousness about one of the few areas of my life for which I haven’t felt self-conscious?
From Slate • May 10, 2026
But classic feels too fusty and self-conscious, even though “Hokum” has all the tropes: looming figures, clanging bells, ominous dumbwaiters.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026
I also feel very self-conscious whenever I chat to George when no-one else is around as I'm acutely aware that it's just me speaking aloud in an empty room to a chatbot.
From BBC • Jan. 30, 2026
I flush a deep red, self-conscious of my joyful lightheadedness.
From "Love, Hate & Other Filters" by Samira Ahmed
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