How to Use introspection in a Sentence

introspection

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  • The other was the launch of Sputnik, in 1957, and there was more introspection then.
    — The New Yorker, 14 Mar. 2022
  • Like many on the left in the post-Bernie Sanders era, Klein is in a period of introspection.
    — Laura Wagner, Washington Post, 11 Sep. 2023
  • The concept of the show was born of introspection, Lauren says.
    — Cheyenne M. Davis, Chron, 7 Oct. 2021
  • But don’t let the moody introspection and the light skin fool you—these aren’t art-school dilettantes or irony-rich post-punks.
    — Spin Staff, SPIN, 31 Dec. 2022
  • By the second episode, though, things have calmed down enough for introspection.
    — Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 23 June 2022
  • Think your own thoughts and let introspection guide you.
    — Tarot Astrologers, chicagotribune.com, 14 July 2021
  • But as my year of introspection ended, the youngest of my three children was ready to leave for her first year of college.
    — Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2022
  • Much has been written about the effects of that isolation, and all the introspection that went along with it.
    — Michele Fazekas, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 June 2022
  • But then came the lockdown, and with it hours and hours free for introspection and online training.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 22 July 2021
  • Marx shares the fruits of his introspection in a new memoir, Stories to Tell, out July 6.
    — Brianne Tracy, PEOPLE.com, 23 June 2021
  • Time for a little more introspection, and what's better for that than Tom Waits?
    — Tim Moffatt, EW.com, 23 Nov. 2022
  • Her busy schedule also means that there isn’t a ton of time for self-care—or introspection.
    — Celia Ellenberg, Vogue, 4 Nov. 2021
  • This is a time for introspection and self-care, so make sure to carve out space for solitude and inner wisdom to come through.
    — Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Oct. 2024
  • The post-race news conference that followed was a blur of glee and introspection.
    — oregonlive, 19 June 2021
  • An essential tool for me in this era of introspection was tarot.
    — Laura Newberry, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2023
  • First there was anger, then there was self-pity, then came a period of introspection.
    — Steve Douglas, USA TODAY, 18 Jan. 2024
  • The record, set for release on Oct. 13, explores a cycle of introspection and patience, both with herself and the world around her.
    — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 11 July 2023
  • Ramadan is the ninth month of the Muslim calendar and is marked by prayer, introspection and fasting from dawn to dusk.
    — Lorenzo Reyes, USA TODAY, 3 Apr. 2023
  • Since 2019 a lot of states have passed laws or bans or restrictions to protect their kids from such introspection.
    — John Archibald | [email protected], al, 28 Mar. 2023
  • Last week Kramer rang in her 39th birthday by sharing an introspection into what she's learned over the past year.
    — Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 10 Dec. 2022
  • More introspection will come as details emerge in coming hours and days.
    — Charlie Campbell, Time, 6 Oct. 2022
  • This journey of introspection and discovery led him to start writing the book around three years ago.
    — Jon Stojan, USA TODAY, 6 Sep. 2023
  • Yet this artistic introspection also connected him more surely with the wider world and with the times.
    — Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 26 Apr. 2022
  • The lockdown became a time of introspection that felt at once familiar and new.
    — Deidre Dyer, Billboard, 1 Feb. 2022
  • Now it was being recast as a kind of truth serum, a tool of deep personal introspection.
    — New York Times, 15 Nov. 2021
  • There was a lot of introspection, a lot of hyper-vigilance.
    — E.r. Pulgar, Rolling Stone, 2 May 2023
  • This is my go-to question to prompt deeper introspection.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes, 24 May 2021
  • Harness the power of introspection to write a compelling script for the upcoming year.
    — Sherzod Odilov, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2023
  • Gibbs is one of hip-hop’s most compelling voices, rapping with conviction, introspection and a darkly comic sense of humor.
    — Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 21 Oct. 2024
  • This outcome is a logical prompt for Jimmy to do some serious introspection.
    — Alison Herman, Variety, 16 Oct. 2024

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