soul-searching

Example Sentences

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Reading Bonfire led to reading business news and, after more soul-searching, before I knew it I was off to business school and the much-less-boring world of finance and entrepreneurship.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 17, 2026

Countries will be trying to make sense of the daring U.S. raid that captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro on Saturday, prompting a lot of geopolitical soul-searching this week.

From Barron's • Jan. 5, 2026

The Lakers underwent some soul-searching at practice Saturday, with coach JJ Redick starting the conversation before allowing players to speak freely about the team’s issues.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 29, 2025

There will likely have been some soul-searching and in-depth analysis in the past days as a consequence.

From BBC • Dec. 3, 2025

An electronic river of true pain had sprung up in that period of national soul-searching, far deeper than I’d imagined, and it was wrenching to have so much of it run literally through my fingers.

From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz