self-aware
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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Bill Pay itself was extremely meta and self-aware, a post-postmodern pageant that would have given David Foster Wallace an aneurysm.
From Slate ● Oct. 1, 2026
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
Parton's 2022 induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame marked a characteristically self-aware turn.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 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
As he become marginally self-aware, he discovered loneliness, regret, and longing.
From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden
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