inner self

Example Sentences

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As if unwilling to reveal anything of his inner self, Dillon kept his desktop bare save for a pencil, a notebook and a telephone.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025

Second, he was compensating for his personal, characterological feeling of powerlessness – asserting unlimited future power to convince his doubting inner self to “fake it ‘til he makes it.”

From Salon • Dec. 7, 2023

It’s foremost a tribute to the mystery and marvel of the brain’s capacity to overcome deficits and, through artistic endeavor, open a window onto an inner self.

From New York Times • Oct. 20, 2023

During seizures, the patient said, he would enter a strange state of dissociation that caused him to lose his sense of coordination and feel disconnected with his inner self.

From Scientific American • Jul. 12, 2023

I see her gaze fixed on the wall as if on a mirror that will reflect her inner self.

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein