Example Sentences

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The second most important predictor was noncognitive skills—traits like resilience, self-esteem and conscientiousness.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 19, 2025

The program’s official goal sounds noble: “To develop in children the need for self-cultivation of such moral qualities as honor, conscientiousness, responsibility.”

From Slate • Oct. 18, 2025

But all it takes is a few explosive examples to banish truth from conscientiousness.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 11, 2025

For example, people who score high on conscientiousness may be more likely to eat well and take care of their health, which results in better health in the long term.

From Science Daily • Nov. 29, 2023

They were more accurate at measuring conscientiousness, and they were much more accurate at predicting both the students’ emotional stability and their openness to new experiences.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell