Example Sentences

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Sorry Can’t Say Sorry: In my opinion: Because some people’s senses of self are too fragile to risk any admission of fault, frailty or vulnerability.

From Washington Post • Apr. 4, 2022

On the site, trans people shared their lives, their feelings, their senses of self, their struggles, and their values.

From Slate • Dec. 17, 2018

We can't be standing there in a line, patiently subjugating our senses of self, if some people just don't bother.

From The Guardian • Jul. 23, 2011