Examples of navel-gazing in a Sentence
a singer-songwriter whose compositions are too often exercises in self-important navel-gazing
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The navel-gazing nativists of the far-right like Nancy Mace are as destructive to the American project as any far-left wokester.
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Sal Rodriguez,
Oc Register,
22 May 2026
Is there anything weirder than this navel-gazing celebration of journalists?
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Rob Crilly,
The Washington Examiner,
24 Apr. 2026
Cook moved past the navel-gazing of perfectionist designers to get the product out the door, scaling with unprecedented success.
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Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Fortune,
21 Apr. 2026
Now The human consciousness question is not just philosophical navel-gazing.
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Barry Libert,
Forbes.com,
17 Mar. 2026
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Sal Rodriguez,
Oc Register,
22 May 2026
Is there anything weirder than this navel-gazing celebration of journalists?
—
Rob Crilly,
The Washington Examiner,
24 Apr. 2026
Cook moved past the navel-gazing of perfectionist designers to get the product out the door, scaling with unprecedented success.
—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Fortune,
21 Apr. 2026
Now The human consciousness question is not just philosophical navel-gazing.
—
Barry Libert,
Forbes.com,
17 Mar. 2026
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“Navel-gazing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/navel-gazing. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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