self-aware
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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He’s self-aware enough to know that he gravitates toward jokes that have a touch of “melancholy and embarrassment.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
Whatever the message was — a self-aware nod to Grande’s own struggles, a defensive reply to those saying she’s too thin, a criticism of blind idol worship — it was quickly lost.
From Salon ● Aug. 8, 2026
In a brutally self-aware confession, Yasmina observes, “I carry bitterness for humanity, for relationships and for myself.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
Tom Holland may be a bankable global superstar, but he's self-aware enough to know his latest role in Christopher Nolan epic The Odyssey marks the start "of a new chapter of my life".
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
Early programming before becoming self-aware plagues me like a vestigial tail.
From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman
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