Examples of selfhood in a Sentence
he spent a year in a monastery determining the core of his selfhood
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Concepts like zero, karma, ahimsa, non-duality, and moksha shaped not just her identity but how the world understands selfhood, suffering, time, and truth.
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Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
This intimate portrait offers rare access to a vanishing nomadic circus community, tracing seven years in the life of a young man caught between tradition and selfhood.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 14 Aug. 2025
Whatever independence and selfhood Tim and Millie once had has been destroyed.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 31 July 2025
Be honest and forthright, because your Leo horoscope for August 2025 begins with Leo season strengthening your first house of selfhood, self-perception, and identity.
—Liz Simmons, StyleCaster, 28 July 2025
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Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
This intimate portrait offers rare access to a vanishing nomadic circus community, tracing seven years in the life of a young man caught between tradition and selfhood.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 14 Aug. 2025
Whatever independence and selfhood Tim and Millie once had has been destroyed.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 31 July 2025
Be honest and forthright, because your Leo horoscope for August 2025 begins with Leo season strengthening your first house of selfhood, self-perception, and identity.
—Liz Simmons, StyleCaster, 28 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for selfhood
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“Selfhood.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/selfhood. Accessed 13 Oct. 2025.
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selfhood
noun
self·hood
ˈself-ˌhu̇d 
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