Example Sentences

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A pair of highly contrasting novels brilliantly explore the lures and limits of self-invention.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 12, 2025

These are the tools of culinary self-invention, abandoned but never entirely forgotten.

From Salon • Aug. 19, 2025

While al-Fayed was known for self-invention, exaggeration, and boasting, he was also a central figure in key moments in Britain's recent history.

From Reuters • Sep. 1, 2023

And she can change her mind about how she frames her musical story as often as she sees fit — self-invention and even reinvention are integral rock ‘n’ roll values.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 15, 2022

“I’d bet the moon itself he’s all right. That Faucet fellow has a knack for survival, and self-invention, too.”

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood