How to Use self-aware in a Sentence

self-aware

adjective

• By far the most playful and self-aware entry in the stop canon.
  — Jessica Gentile, Vulture, 8 Sep. 2023
• So there were tenfold more self-aware lines than what’s in the movie.
  — Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Dec. 2023
• And some of them will be self-aware call-outs to the history of the Fox X-Men movies.
  — EW.com, 2 July 2024
• Even the most self-aware leaders can’t see the full picture alone.
  — Katharina Schmidt, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025
• This is one group of items where being self-aware will pay off.
  — Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 7 Sep. 2024
• This is one group of items where being self-aware will pay off.
  — Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 26 Jan. 2025
• The mantle of being young, trendy, and self-aware has been passed to the Gen Zers dancing in the bar above.
  — Katie Marie Davies, Christian Science Monitor, 11 June 2025
• The game is deeply self-aware and packed with crypto Easter eggs.
  — Jeff Wilser, WIRED, 1 Aug. 2024
• This is the kind of self-aware fan fodder that, in lesser films, might feel tired.
  — Stephanie Burt, The New Yorker, 14 June 2023
• The Internet seemed to take to the ironic and self-aware tone of Barbie.
  — Paige Hagy, Fortune, 25 July 2023
• And Spears is more self-aware than most have given her credit for over the years.
  — TIME, 20 Oct. 2023
• So, no sentience; the AI bots have not become self-aware.
  — Reece Rogers, WIRED, 2 Oct. 2024
• The kind of thing other celebrities might hide away (or refuse to own in the first place), these are kitschy, fun, and self-aware.
  — Angela Serratore, Curbed, 3 Nov. 2023
• Are there any good strategies for being more self-aware in the moment?
  — Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 4 Apr. 2024
• The show is also self-aware enough to zing a certain over-the-topness inherent in the genre.
  — Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 18 July 2024
• Rob Lowe's son John Owen Lowe is a self-aware nepotism baby.
  — Dory Jackson, Peoplemag, 14 Mar. 2023
• As on much of the album, Grande is self-aware enough to figure out her own role in the drama and adds a valuable touch to the song.
  — Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 8 Mar. 2024
• Massachusetts Catholic, lawyer with a lean-in vibe, but self-aware about it—the right kind of person for him.
  — Ellyn Gaydos, Harper's Magazine, 25 June 2024
• The borderline hypocrisy plays as more self-serving than self-aware.
  — Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Sep. 2024
• Come out the other side more self-aware, infinitely stronger, and ready to go.
  — Jodie Cook, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
• And not just self-aware, but aware of the bigger picture surrounding the issue.
  — Jessica Passman, Rolling Stone, 17 Mar. 2023
• Be self-aware — or else others might need to wake you up from your obsession.
  — Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 25 Jan. 2024
• Think slightly goofy and somewhat self-aware about the silliness of the whole endeavor.
  — Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2024
• The obvious answer is that men will need to become more self-aware.
  — Laura Newberry, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2023
• Ginny would like a mom who is a little bit more self-aware and who could act like the adult in the situation.
  — Jennifer Adams, StyleCaster, 5 June 2025
• But more often than not, the perfect No 2 is someone in that middle ground: good enough to play, self-aware enough to wait.
  — Matt Pyzdrowski, New York Times, 11 June 2025
• The actor has been on a (self-aware) apology tour ever since.
  — Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 24 July 2024
• The person who is rebounding needs to be two things: self-aware and willing to put in the emotional work to leave their past in the past.
  — Megan Schaltegger, Women's Health, 24 Mar. 2023
• Gunn’s work at Marvel was known for its blaring needle drops and an off-color snark that lined up with the franchise’s self-aware comedic stylings.
  — David Sims, The Atlantic, 8 July 2025
• Now consider how many workers need to be mentally stable and emotionally self-aware to do their jobs well?
  — Heather V. MacArthur, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025