self-reflection
noun
self-re·flec·tion
ˌself-ri-ˈflek-shən 
Examples of self-reflection in a Sentence
after some self-reflection I realized that I hadn't been honest with my partner
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My lightning bolt also nudged me toward self-reflection, a pillar of modern wellness.
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Yasmin Tayag, The Atlantic, 11 Nov. 2025
Though Eve uses a rewards chart, Darling is conscious of the importance of providing opportunities not just for verbal reinforcement and positive feedback, but also self-reflection.
—Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025
If Clooney’s self-reflection feels skin-deep, Baumbach seems to undergo a thornier reckoning.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 7 Nov. 2025
With words infallibly falling short, Pritam mingled realism with a fragmentary style of narration that meshes together social encounters, violent episodes, vivid metaphors, disturbing dreams, memories, intimate self-reflections, and introspection on society.
—JSTOR Daily, 30 Oct. 2025
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Yasmin Tayag, The Atlantic, 11 Nov. 2025
Though Eve uses a rewards chart, Darling is conscious of the importance of providing opportunities not just for verbal reinforcement and positive feedback, but also self-reflection.
—Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025
If Clooney’s self-reflection feels skin-deep, Baumbach seems to undergo a thornier reckoning.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 7 Nov. 2025
With words infallibly falling short, Pritam mingled realism with a fragmentary style of narration that meshes together social encounters, violent episodes, vivid metaphors, disturbing dreams, memories, intimate self-reflections, and introspection on society.
—JSTOR Daily, 30 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for self-reflection
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“Self-reflection.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/self-reflection. Accessed 17 Nov. 2025.
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