self-presentation
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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They are tools in a hypercompetitive news market and a means of self-presentation on social media.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 12, 2025
Author Gershom Mabaquiao explains that the trend started off being about "the unseriousness of self-presentation", but since it has become bigger than social media and permeated society, it's being interpreted in a "very literal way".
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2024
In other words, they had self-presentation concerns related to their skin and may have been interested in buying skincare products because they were embarrassed about their skin.
From Science Daily ● May 13, 2024
Collectively, their images capture the ways Chicanx artists have seized upon stylized self-presentation as a way of countering racism and exclusion.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 2, 2024
But often the problem was with the inmates—they could take forever with showering, shaving, and coiffing, trying to get together the perfect self-presentation.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
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