self-worth
Example Sentences
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She told jurors that her near-constant social media use "really affected my self-worth," saying the apps led her to abandon hobbies, struggle to make friends and constantly measure herself against others.
From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026
Instead, they got an unexpected finale, Mikrokosmos, from 2019 - a tender rumination on self-worth and hope.
From BBC • Mar. 21, 2026
For instance, tax preparers might reveal how they used to measure their self-worth by how much they earned — and feel shame seeing their peers with nicer cars or bigger houses.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 13, 2026
For some, the swag gap is less about aesthetic misalignment than imbalance of self-worth.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 9, 2025
Music expresses children’s identity and heritage, teaches them to belong to a culture, and develops their cognitive well-being and inner self-worth.
From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin
