introspection

Example Sentences

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For all his introspection, Dunk wrongfully justifies his own survival as a transaction — a king-to-be traded for a commoner.

From Salon • Feb. 25, 2026

This humiliation should spark some deep introspection among the hierarchy at Celtic Park and with it, a question: Is this a great football club or is it not?

From BBC • Jan. 5, 2026

Lincoln taught us that in our aspirations for “enjoyment of peace, harmony, tranquility and Union” we must cultivate gratitude for our blessings and the introspection needed for improvement.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 25, 2025

Stripped back for the most part to just voice and piano, it’s an earnest work of introspection from a guy who knows how to make tenderness feel like strength.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 22, 2025

She emptied and sluiced the bedpans, swept and polished floors, made cocoa and Bovril, fetched and carried—and was delivered from introspection.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan