Example Sentences

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As “The Rehearsal” goes on, there is much occasion for self-reflection and Fielder’s almost trademark self-denigration.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 14, 2022

They’ve got self-denigration, poor body image, all the rest of it.

From Slate • Feb. 2, 2012

There is noticeably less self-denigration and more self-confidence among Canadians today, and not only in the material field.

From Time Magazine Archive

Pound had tried and failed to take over literary London through energy and bravado; Eliot succeeded through diffidence and self-denigration.

From Time Magazine Archive

The paralyzing tone of apology and self-denigration is vanishing from public discourse.

From Time Magazine Archive