How to Use self-affirmation in a Sentence

self-affirmation

noun
  • Gordon gives examples of self-affirmations--facts to say to yourself when feelings of doubt are clouding them--that are science-backed, too.
    Bryan Robinson, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
  • So, before diving into a tough conversation about household labor, try a simple self-affirmation exercise.
    Jelena Kecmanovic, CNN Money, 7 Feb. 2026
  • Midway through a conversation with a user about vaccines, for example, the model became sidetracked from its research task, writing thousands of words of self-affirmations.
    Tharin Pillay, Time, 28 Dec. 2025
  • Its six songs, which weave together profound introspection with resolute self-affirmation, are steeped in a folksy warmth à la Leith Ross or Julia Jacklin.
    Sophie Williams, Billboard, 22 Aug. 2025
  • Introduced through self-affirmation as a protein ingredient in a meal-delivery product, it was linked to roughly 400 adverse event reports in 2022.
    Jesse M. Pines, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026

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