self-aware

Example Sentences

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This is not to say that that “Rafa” is entirely downbeat, just supremely self-aware.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

It’s worth noting she first gained recognition in Hollywood near the tail end of the 2010s, a decade defined by confessional, antiheroic millennial dramedy in the comically self-aware vein of “Girls,” “Insecure” and “Broad City.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026

But the biggest reaction came from Ansari’s new appearance as Patel, which the show played for blunt, self-aware laughs.

From Salon • May 3, 2026

The teens were almost precociously self-aware, which admittedly made us roll our eyes at some of the dialogue on occasion.

From BBC • Feb. 12, 2026

It was engagingly well-written, with a sense of irony and a nearly wicked wit, and it was strikingly self-aware for a nineteen year old.

From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz