self-aware
Example Sentences
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The teens were almost precociously self-aware, which admittedly made us roll our eyes at some of the dialogue on occasion.
From BBC • Feb. 12, 2026
If only more famous scientists were as self-aware.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 4, 2026
The moment fit the tone of the appearance: lightly political, self-aware and clearly designed to let Harry poke fun at both American holiday-movie culture and his own public image.
From Salon • Dec. 6, 2025
“It shows that you are self-aware enough where you can seek to clean up or repair any unfinished business,” says Sarah R. Moore, founder of Dandelion Seeds Positive Parenting, a consulting firm in Boulder, Colo.
From MarketWatch • Dec. 2, 2025
Like Susan, she’d been smart enough to land herself a job in a blue-chip firm after law school and had then been self-aware enough to realize that she wanted out.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.