Example Sentences

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An army of self-loving, well-organized women, Erivo and Nelson assure us, can and surely will win.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 22, 2025

Above all, it’s the self-deprecating, self-aware and ultimately self-loving honesty that distinguishes Tea’s way of life and her irresistible, evocative and wise way of writing about it.

From Washington Post • Aug. 25, 2022

Whatever your thing, the essence of this ritual is to carve out time for yourself every day to recharge with a little self-loving activity that puts you square in the present moment.

From Salon • Apr. 27, 2022

It’s indulgent and self-loving and solitary, and that’s part of what makes it feel different and good.

From Slate • May 11, 2020

From belying ladies' favours, noblemen's countenance, coining counterfeit employments, vain-glorious taking to them other men's services, and all self-loving humours, CHORUS.

From Cynthia's Revels by Jonson, Ben