introspective
Example Sentences
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But it’s poignantly introspective on tracks like “What Is Left to Say” and “I Wish I Didn’t Waste Your Time.”
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026
Housel: I hope they become more introspective and more willing to look in the mirror and ask what genuinely works for them, even if it’s totally different from what social media tells them to want.
From MarketWatch • Jan. 21, 2026
Reflecting that structure, many of the songs are solos, often introspective ballads, with varying, more upbeat collective numbers set mostly at Auggie’s school.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 31, 2025
Michael Levey, co-founder of Magnet records, remembers him as "more of a thoughtful, introspective poet than a natural pop performer".
From BBC • Dec. 22, 2025
It was a relief when the Guards had pounded out of sight and the rest could resume their introspective trudging.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
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