How to Use self-aware in a Sentence

self-aware

adjective
  • Jiricek is a self-aware player.
    — Joe Smith, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Her voice is so sharp, funny, and self-aware.
    — Erik Pedersen, Oc Register, 16 June 2026
  • This is one group of items where being self-aware will pay off.
    — Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 26 Jan. 2025
  • So there were tenfold more self-aware lines than what’s in the movie.
    — Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Dec. 2023
  • Be self-aware and avoid being a poor leader.
    — Nancy Pulciano, Rolling Stone, 26 Jan. 2026
  • By far the most playful and self-aware entry in the stop canon.
    — Jessica Gentile, Vulture, 8 Sep. 2023
  • Even the most self-aware leaders have knowledge gaps.
    — Matt Poepsel, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
  • Even the most self-aware leaders can’t see the full picture alone.
    — Katharina Schmidt, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025
  • Miranda seems sweet and self-aware.
    — Olivia Crandall, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2025
  • This is the kind of self-aware fan fodder that, in lesser films, might feel tired.
    — Stephanie Burt, The New Yorker, 14 June 2023
  • The self-aware smirk and carefree bounce of the record is a bit of a surprise, though.
    — Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 6 July 2026
  • In this way, Peterson is smart and self-aware.
    — Tony Jones, New York Times, 24 June 2026
  • The game is deeply self-aware and packed with crypto Easter eggs.
    — Jeff Wilser, WIRED, 1 Aug. 2024
  • Are there any good strategies for being more self-aware in the moment?
    — Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 4 Apr. 2024
  • Be self-aware — or else others might need to wake you up from your obsession.
    — Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 25 Jan. 2024
  • Some lean into self-aware humor and celebrity chaos.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 6 Feb. 2026
  • The borderline hypocrisy plays as more self-serving than self-aware.
    — Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Sep. 2024
  • And Spears is more self-aware than most have given her credit for over the years.
    — TIME, 20 Oct. 2023
  • But self-aware people notice their impact.
    — Jessica Neal, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2025
  • The obvious answer is that men will need to become more self-aware.
    — Laura Newberry, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2023
  • At least Pippa is self-aware enough to feel guilty, Lucy reasons.
    — Kathleen Walsh, Vulture, 17 Feb. 2026
  • The actor has been on a (self-aware) apology tour ever since.
    — Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 24 July 2024
  • Come out the other side more self-aware, infinitely stronger, and ready to go.
    — Jodie Cook, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
  • Carpenter seems self-aware enough to realize that bristling against this sort of talk gets her nowhere.
    — Paula Mejía, The Atlantic, 19 Oct. 2025
  • Before they’re asked to leave, though, directors can also be self-aware enough to know when to quit.
    — Lila MacLellan, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2023
  • The kind of thing other celebrities might hide away (or refuse to own in the first place), these are kitschy, fun, and self-aware.
    — Angela Serratore, Curbed, 3 Nov. 2023
  • Emceeing the show for the second straight year, Glaser kicked off the show with self-aware satire.
    — Jake Coyle, Chicago Tribune, 11 Jan. 2026
  • Chisholm is self-aware enough to know he’s been one of the Yankees’ biggest problems this year.
    — Chris Kirschner, New York Times, 20 July 2026
  • That critical aspect is key to the producer’s self-aware take on the genre.
    — Amanda Cavalcanti, Pitchfork, 31 July 2026
  • Research shows that bees are self-aware and may even have a primitive form of consciousness.
    — Stephen Buchmann, The Conversation, 17 May 2023

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