self-consciousness
Example Sentences
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“When Bobby called asking me to play bass with the Wolf Bros, I thought at the very least, this is going to be a master class in losing self-consciousness and forgetting about fear,” Was said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 3, 2026
For many, human beings have self-consciousness and language, which elevates Homo sapiens.
From BBC ● Apr. 20, 2026
The simplicity of the Shaker objects exerts a power that is, at best, difficult to discern in the self-consciousness of most of the show’s recent pieces.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 4, 2026
In personal communications, I began to experience a newfound self-consciousness.
From Slate ● Aug. 20, 2025
And yet he notices that some color has risen to her cheeks, whether from the wine or from self-consciousness he doesn’t know.
From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri
