self-examination
noun
examination into one's own state, conduct, motives, etc.
self-examining
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a word derived from
self-examination.
Example Sentences
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How exactly the flesh and blood of our brain is able to formulate an aware, self-examining mind capable of critical thought remains a mystery.
From Scientific American ● Feb. 1, 2022
This ties to a lyric on one of the album’s most self-examining tracks, “The Archer,” on which Swift confesses, “I never grow up/ it’s getting so old.”
From Slate ● Aug. 27, 2019
This week, Ariana Grande will attempt to follow that path with her ambitious, self-examining pop songs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 9, 2019
For Jay-Z, the acceptance of his recession from his peak began with last year’s “4:44,” a moody, raw album from an artist who’d long been self-examining, but rarely made it central to his public persona.
From New York Times ● Jul. 12, 2018
The cowl of the holy man was thrown back, exposing his mortified lineaments and his self-examining eye to those around.
From The Bravo by James Fenimore Cooper
