self-aware
Example Sentences
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A poll of MarketWatch followers on X found that 75% have worked for a micromanager, with one commenter saying: “They say they hate micromanagers yet aren’t self-aware to realize they are a micromanager.”
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 21, 2026
Tom Holland may be a bankable global superstar, but he's self-aware enough to know his latest role in Christopher Nolan epic The Odyssey marks the start "of a new chapter of my life".
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
“The film will absolutely be funny, chaotic and self-aware — very Tilly,” van der Velden said in a statement.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 6, 2026
A candidate like Jack Schlossberg, now running for Congress in Manhattan’s 12th District, is at least more self-aware of his role as salesperson than most.
From Slate ● Jun. 18, 2026
On the one hand, it was exhilarating to hear a market insider say what he thought to be true; on the other, if the market became self-aware, its madness couldn’t last long.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
