soul-searching
Example Sentences
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There’s no point in engaging with a debt-management company in order to get rid of this $35,000 if you don’t do some serious soul-searching about how you got into this hole in the first place.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 17, 2026
There was little soul-searching over his international future because Morocco never approached him.
From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026
Less obvious from the headlines, war causes soul-searching among our troops.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 6, 2026
There will be questions and soul-searching about these horrifying disclosures in the weeks, months and years to come.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 18, 2026
King’s advisors argued and pleaded with him, but he was done soul-searching.
From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge
