How to Use introspection in a Sentence

introspection

noun
  • The other was the launch of Sputnik, in 1957, and there was more introspection then.
    The New Yorker, 14 Mar. 2022
  • Like many on the left in the post-Bernie Sanders era, Klein is in a period of introspection.
    Laura Wagner, Washington Post, 11 Sep. 2023
  • But don’t let the moody introspection and the light skin fool you—these aren’t art-school dilettantes or irony-rich post-punks.
    Spin Staff, SPIN, 31 Dec. 2022
  • By the second episode, though, things have calmed down enough for introspection.
    Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 23 June 2022
  • But as my year of introspection ended, the youngest of my three children was ready to leave for her first year of college.
    Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2022
  • Much has been written about the effects of that isolation, and all the introspection that went along with it.
    Michele Fazekas, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 June 2022
  • Time for a little more introspection, and what's better for that than Tom Waits?
    Tim Moffatt, EW.com, 23 Nov. 2022
  • An essential tool for me in this era of introspection was tarot.
    Laura Newberry, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2023
  • First there was anger, then there was self-pity, then came a period of introspection.
    Steve Douglas, USA TODAY, 18 Jan. 2024
  • The record, set for release on Oct. 13, explores a cycle of introspection and patience, both with herself and the world around her.
    Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 11 July 2023
  • Ramadan is the ninth month of the Muslim calendar and is marked by prayer, introspection and fasting from dawn to dusk.
    Lorenzo Reyes, USA TODAY, 3 Apr. 2023
  • Since 2019 a lot of states have passed laws or bans or restrictions to protect their kids from such introspection.
    John Archibald | Jarchibald@al.com, al, 28 Mar. 2023
  • Last week Kramer rang in her 39th birthday by sharing an introspection into what she's learned over the past year.
    Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 10 Dec. 2022
  • More introspection will come as details emerge in coming hours and days.
    Charlie Campbell, Time, 6 Oct. 2022
  • This journey of introspection and discovery led him to start writing the book around three years ago.
    Jon Stojan, USA TODAY, 6 Sep. 2023
  • Yet this artistic introspection also connected him more surely with the wider world and with the times.
    Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 26 Apr. 2022
  • There was a lot of introspection, a lot of hyper-vigilance.
    E.r. Pulgar, Rolling Stone, 2 May 2023
  • Harness the power of introspection to write a compelling script for the upcoming year.
    Sherzod Odilov, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2023
  • The answer requires introspection, and should be handled on a case-by-case basis.
    David Oliver, USA TODAY, 7 Mar. 2023
  • If your habits sound like the villain's behaviors in a story, time for introspection.
    David Oliver, USA TODAY, 28 Feb. 2023
  • And the Democrat offered introspection on his time in office, his achievements and on Louisville's future.
    Billy Kobin, The Courier-Journal, 13 Dec. 2022
  • For Sheila Heti, this resistance to goodness takes the form of artistic introspection, which busier people tend to judge as selfish and idle.
    Adam Kirsch, Harper's Magazine, 14 Aug. 2023
  • As the nation grapples with the massive inflation surge of the past 12 months, some introspection is taking place in Glencoe.
    Daniel I. Dorfman, Chicago Tribune, 26 July 2022
  • As much as Styles is a lovely—and, at times, deeply introspective—musical artist, that same introspection has yet to translate well to the screen.
    Lauren Puckett-Pope, ELLE, 23 Sep. 2022
  • The 16-year-old artist taps into his poetic side, showing a knack for introspection far beyond his age.
    Neena Rouhani, Billboard, 16 May 2023
  • Banks’ new introspection echoes throughout the whole album.
    Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 12 July 2022
  • If the blows keep coming for Burrow, the offense will have to have some introspection, including Burrow.
    Mohammad Ahmad, cleveland, 22 July 2023
  • Even without that deeper layer of introspection, Loot is a hoot.
    Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 21 June 2022
  • The gifted Atlanta artist won fame with turn-up anthems and muddy introspection.
    Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 30 Dec. 2022
  • That path involved years of deep introspection, therapy and hard truths.
    Jasmine Browley, Essence, 16 Dec. 2022

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