self-examination
Example Sentences
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“There’s so much more self-examination — and so much more self-indictment,” he says.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026
Also gut never does a full audit—you need your brain for that, for reflection and self-examination on how or where you went wrong, to help you next time.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026
Start to finish, “Reality Check” is an exercise in self-examination and culpability.
From Salon • Feb. 20, 2026
On Dec. 20, The Times published a massive self-examination that broke down what went wrong.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 16, 2024
He sought to strengthen them by meditation, to sustain them by spiritual exercises and discipline; he furnished them with tests and standards, and made self-examination definite and precise.
From Fletcher of Madeley by Macdonald, Frederic W.