inner self
Example Sentences
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“I don’t know if canceling Paramount+ is the way to do it. But I think people should listen to their inner self and do what feels good for them.”
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 26, 2026
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
During seizures, the patient said, he would enter a strange state of dissociation that caused him to lose his sense of coordination and feel disconnected with his inner self.
From Scientific American • Jul. 12, 2023
Peter’s a sweetheart, but I’ve slammed the door to my inner self; if he ever wants to force the lock again, he’ll have to use a harder crowbar!
From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank
