inner self
Example Sentences
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As if unwilling to reveal anything of his inner self, Dillon kept his desktop bare save for a pencil, a notebook and a telephone.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 21, 2025
Second, he was compensating for his personal, characterological feeling of powerlessness – asserting unlimited future power to convince his doubting inner self to “fake it ‘til he makes it.”
From Salon ● Dec. 7, 2023
“I feel like I'm constantly trying to hide and cover things up. I'm constantly stressed and exhausted. I'm also constantly trying to build an inner self so I don't have to feel that way anymore.”
From Scientific American ● Aug. 16, 2023
Talking to my inner self: “If it is in your will, please reveal to me in a dream mannerisms,” you know, like whatever I want to figure out.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 30, 2021
But it is the masterstroke of the green spot, shining like a beacon in the middle of her forehead, that conveys the anguish of the girl’s confrontation with her inner self.
From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson
