as in self-concept
the way you think about yourself and your abilities or appearance
She has a positive self-image buoyed by her years of success.
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Recent Examples of self-image
But the peaceful, wholesome self-image of the neighborhood contrasts with two shootings within a several block radius since April.
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Olivia Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 3 Aug. 2025
Venus enters Leo on August 25th, bringing sweetness to your relationship with money and self-image.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 30 July 2025
If those photographs, an implicit quest for a self-image, form a kind of question mark, what comes next in the show has the impact of an exclamation mark: a self-portrait from 1950, in which Varda sports the bowl cut that would be a trademark for the rest of her life.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 15 July 2025
For many, the journey from diagnosis to disease management is marked by navigating sudden lifestyle adjustments, grappling with self-image shifts, and finding ways to cope with the unpredictability of flare-ups.
—Chloe Castleberry, Flow Space, 25 July 2025
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Olivia Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 3 Aug. 2025
Venus enters Leo on August 25th, bringing sweetness to your relationship with money and self-image.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 30 July 2025
If those photographs, an implicit quest for a self-image, form a kind of question mark, what comes next in the show has the impact of an exclamation mark: a self-portrait from 1950, in which Varda sports the bowl cut that would be a trademark for the rest of her life.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 15 July 2025
For many, the journey from diagnosis to disease management is marked by navigating sudden lifestyle adjustments, grappling with self-image shifts, and finding ways to cope with the unpredictability of flare-ups.
—Chloe Castleberry, Flow Space, 25 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for self-image
Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-image
Noun
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Now her work focuses on how clothing shapes emotional well-being, self-concept, and resilience.—
Virgie Tovar,
Forbes.com,
12 July 2025
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Ultimately, McKibben seems unable to imagine an alternative way for modern, secular life to have meaning that is not grounded in a self-concept of hyper-individuality and the false belief that technology does not already mediate every aspect of our existence.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
26 June 2025
Noun
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Surveys capture self-perception, which can be influenced by cultural narratives.—
Dave Winsborough,
Forbes.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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The series explores themes of transformation and self-perception through the lens of Japan’s booming aesthetic medicine sector.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
10 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Research clearly shows the power of such introspection.—
Albert Kim,
Forbes.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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By photographing moments of introspection and inner life, Romane takes part in the ritual itself, while spending meaningful time with the communities of Jurema and the quilombos.—
Vogue,
Vogue,
11 Aug. 2025
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“Self-image.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-image. Accessed 27 Aug. 2025.
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