How to Use extroversion in a Sentence

extroversion

noun
  • For those who stick with it, the study of the craft takes over; the extroversion turns inward.
    — Susan Dominus Collier Schorr Jay Massacret, New York Times, 2 Mar. 2023
  • This time, the test told me that my extroversion had increased, going from the 23rd percentile to the 33rd.
    — Olga Khazan, The Atlantic, 10 Feb. 2022
  • In fact, her extroversion is what got her discovered in the first place.
    — Christopher Rosa, Glamour, 29 Aug. 2019
  • That required a certain amount of extroversion in my style.
    — oregonlive, 18 Dec. 2021
  • Wearing these looks almost feels like a shortcut to extroversion for her.
    — Véronique Hyland, ELLE, 9 Aug. 2023
  • There are perfumes inspired by tears, slow caresses, erotic nights, the color red, the trait of extroversion.
    — Molly Young, New York Times, 19 Mar. 2024
  • Mr. Ocean presents himself not as an artist, per se, but as an art student, a hermit laboring in a business that runs on extroversion.
    — Wesley Morris, New York Times, 31 Aug. 2016
  • The most successful leaders are those who can adapt their style to the needs of the moment, blending the quiet power of introversion with the dynamism of extroversion.
    — Benjamin Laker, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
  • People who are high in extroversion might have energy and charisma but not listen very well.
    — Kevin Kruse, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
  • But that doesn't mean the benefits of extroversion are off-limits for introverts.
    — Jen Rose Smith, CNN, 5 Jan. 2021
  • But the album’s extroversion in no way diminishes the exploratory vibe always at the heart of the bass clarinetist’s longest-running group.
    — Peter Margasak, Chicago Reader, 17 May 2018
  • If not the last word in extroversion, there was nonetheless electric quick playing and a tender sweetness in the final bars that proved especially poignant.
    — Alan Artner, chicagotribune.com, 13 Jan. 2018
  • Lifelong singles scored just under six points lower in extraversion and just over four points lower in life satisfaction.
    — Ross Pomeroy, Big Think, 17 Jan. 2025
  • Churchill’s flamboyant extroversion, his skills with speech, and the urgency of a desperate wartime defense led him to a communal triumph that did much to shape our world today.
    — Mary Ann Gwinn, latimes.com, 19 May 2017
  • Churchill’s flamboyant extroversion, his skills with speech, and the urgency of a desperate wartime defense led him to a communal triumph that did much to shape our world today.
    — Mary Ann Gwinn, chicagotribune.com, 31 May 2017
  • Churchill’s flamboyant extroversion, his skills with speech, and the urgency of a desperate wartime defense led him to a communal triumph that did much to shape our world today.
    — Mary Ann Gwinn, chicagotribune.com, 31 May 2017
  • Churchill’s flamboyant extroversion, his skills with speech, and the urgency of a desperate wartime defense led him to a communal triumph that did much to shape our world today.
    — Mary Ann Gwinn, chicagotribune.com, 31 May 2017
  • Churchill’s flamboyant extroversion, his skills with speech, and the urgency of a desperate wartime defense led him to a communal triumph that did much to shape our world today.
    — Mary Ann Gwinn, chicagotribune.com, 31 May 2017
  • Churchill’s flamboyant extroversion, his skills with speech, and the urgency of a desperate wartime defense led him to a communal triumph that did much to shape our world today.
    — Mary Ann Gwinn, chicagotribune.com, 31 May 2017
  • In England, where his was one of the few families of color in the area, Mr. Chawawa stifled his natural extroversion, which had been encouraged in Zimbabwe.
    — New York Times, 9 Apr. 2021
  • The youngest enjoys cooking and performing arts, falls in the middle of the extroversion spectrum, and eschewed the team sports his older brothers participated in.
    — Elizabeth Chang, Washington Post, 18 July 2019
  • What an extroversion type may view as a welcome break (such as impromptu IM chat) might be disruptive to someone who prefers introversion.
    — Sherrie Haynie, Forbes, 8 Apr. 2021
  • Not everybody's going to find the G90 handsome, but its confident extroversion seems to provoke a begrudging admiration even in those who find the wheels or the grille a bit too up-and-coming strongman for their taste.
    — Ezra Dyer, Car and Driver, 30 Mar. 2020
  • Those with the capacity for extroversion may now spend summer shaking off the dust that’s accumulated on their social lives.
    — Andrew Simmons, San Francisco Chronicle, 17 June 2021
  • But as a study published in January suggests, other traits appear to be more important than extroversion.
    — Andreas Kluth, Star Tribune, 11 May 2021
  • Anyone who’s watched Schumer’s comedy or followed her on social media knows that her extreme honesty comes not just from extroversion but also from a desire to connect.
    — Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 12 July 2020
  • Your charisma, extroversion, spunk and eagerness to make everyone around you feel safe, welcomed and included.
    — Dallas News, 4 July 2022
  • Often, success doesn’t require extroversion or introversion but rather an understanding of how well a specific style fits the stage of the business and its context.
    — Dr. Eric George, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
  • To truly experience the positive emotions that come with extroversion, there may be no substitute to getting out and engaging with people, Wilmot says.
    — Addison Aloian, Women's Health, 3 July 2023
  • Some studies have found tiny average decreases in extroversion or openness among new parents—but even those findings aren’t consistent.
    — Olga Khazan, The Atlantic, 18 Feb. 2025

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