Example Sentences

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You’re just stating counterpoints to her self-negating views.

From Washington Post • Mar. 7, 2023

Preston’s character, smarter, wealthier and a good deal more sensitive, is introverted to the point of being self-negating.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 28, 2022

In the pre-pandemic rhythms of my day-to-day, this self-negating behavior was normal.

From Salon • Sep. 4, 2021

The self-negating, self-perpetuating cycle of aesthetic disruption and normalization is one of the great constants in music, as it is in many, if not most, of the arts.

From New York Times • Nov. 27, 2019

What about the contradiction inherent in the self-negating critique of literature departments?

From Slate • Aug. 13, 2018