How to Use self-identify in a Sentence

self-identify

verb

• Some of them self-identified as gambling addicts.
  — Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 1 Feb. 2026
• The act also affirmed the right to self-identify as transgender or non-binary.
  — Harriet Marsden, TheWeek, 31 Mar. 2026
• They may also be required to ban users flagged as potentially violent by forcing them to self-identify and to stop telling those users how to open new accounts despite bans.
  — Robert Pearlman, ArsTechnica, 29 Apr. 2026
• As a result, organizations wait for employees to self-identify.
  — Stephen Sokoler, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
• Can Louisville candidates self-identify with a political party?
  — Killian Baarlaer, Louisville Courier Journal, 15 Jan. 2026
• The climbers self-identified on social media as Russian couple Ivan Beerkus and Angela Nikolau.
  — Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 1 July 2026
• Traditional EAPs were built for a workforce that was visible, co-located and likely to self-identify.
  — Stephen Sokoler, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
• Music streaming giant Spotify will soon introduce an AI Persona badge on profiles of artists that have been flagged, or self-identified, as not human.
  — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 11 Aug. 2026
• While Rihanna provides endless fodder for self-identifying maximalists, Hailey Bieber’s wardrobe is catnip for those with more subtle tastes.
  — Kelsey Stiegman, InStyle, 28 May 2026
• Just over half of Spaniards polled by the state opinion agency in 2024 self-identified as Catholics, but only about 1 in 5 called themselves practicing Catholics.
  — ABC News, 9 June 2026
• Participants self-identified their chronotype — their natural preference for sleep-wake timing — and were categorized as morning, intermediate or evening types.
  — Lily Hautau, CNN Money, 29 Jan. 2026
• In one, the National Football League reported that 28% of its players in 2014 self-identified as white and 68% as Black.
  — Megan Molteni, STAT, 7 Apr. 2026
• Today, the school admits qualified applicants who were assigned female at birth or who self-identify as women, trans women, non-binary, or gender-nonconforming individuals at the time of application, according to its website.
  — Laura Fay, CBS News, 10 Feb. 2026
• ProPublica reporter Audrey Dutton obtained coroner and law enforcement records for deaths of children whose parents self-identified as refusing medical care for religious reasons.
  — Audrey Dutton, ProPublica, 25 Aug. 2026
• There are some older polls that show a slight majority of fans who self-identify as conservative or Republican, but more recent studies seem to suggest that the fan base is diversifying, a diversification that is accelerating.
  — Greg Engle, Forbes.com, 4 Jan. 2026
• Still, in a country where about 5% of the population self-identify as LGBTQ+, the battle for inclusion – and more diverse representation of gender and sexuality – is far from over.
  — Francisco Tijerina, The Conversation, 24 July 2025
• Court records show Villanueva communicated with two individuals who self-identified as ISIS fighters, repeatedly expressing his desire to fight for the terrorist group himself.
  — Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 28 Jan. 2026
• Before Bret can continue to self-identify as Shakespeare’s most famous hero, he’s questioned by Detectives Donaldson and Fregosi, who wonder if Bret isn’t being honest about the nature of his relationship with Matt.
  — Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2026
• Of the 1,262 applications submitted this year, nearly half of applicants identified as a person of color; nearly 20% self-identified as an immigrant; 13% as the child of an immigrant and 10% as a person with a disability.
  — Mars King, Twin Cities, 20 May 2026
• Beyond commercial opportunity, organizers also position the vintage component as an extension of the broader design culture expressed at Couture, with many contemporary jewelry designers exhibiting at the show self-identified as avid collectors who regularly walk the antique fair for inspiration.
  — Thomas Waller, Footwear News, 27 May 2026
• Published in 2023, as part of the Black Women’s Health Study, nearly 45,000 women who self-identified as Black, reported their relaxer usage between 1997 and 2019.
  — James Manso, Allure, 14 Sep. 2026
• In 2020, the Legislature passed the Transgender Respect, Agency, and Dignity Act, which enables transgender, nonbinary and intersex people entering the correctional system to self-identify their gender.
  — William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 26 Mar. 2026