How to Use self-aware in a Sentence

self-aware

adjective
Definition of self-awarenext
  • By far the most playful and self-aware entry in the stop canon.
    — Jessica Gentile, Vulture, 8 Sep. 2023
  • So there were tenfold more self-aware lines than what’s in the movie.
    — Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Dec. 2023
  • And some of them will be self-aware call-outs to the history of the Fox X-Men movies.
    — EW.com, 2 July 2024
  • This is one group of items where being self-aware will pay off.
    — Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 7 Sep. 2024
  • This is one group of items where being self-aware will pay off.
    — Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 26 Jan. 2025
  • The game is deeply self-aware and packed with crypto Easter eggs.
    — Jeff Wilser, WIRED, 1 Aug. 2024
  • 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 Internet seemed to take to the ironic and self-aware tone of Barbie.
    — Paige Hagy, Fortune, 25 July 2023
  • And Spears is more self-aware than most have given her credit for over the years.
    — TIME, 20 Oct. 2023
  • So, no sentience; the AI bots have not become self-aware.
    — Reece Rogers, WIRED, 2 Oct. 2024
  • 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
  • Are there any good strategies for being more self-aware in the moment?
    — Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 4 Apr. 2024
  • The show is also self-aware enough to zing a certain over-the-topness inherent in the genre.
    — Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 18 July 2024
  • Rob Lowe's son John Owen Lowe is a self-aware nepotism baby.
    — Dory Jackson, Peoplemag, 14 Mar. 2023
  • As on much of the album, Grande is self-aware enough to figure out her own role in the drama and adds a valuable touch to the song.
    — Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 8 Mar. 2024
  • Massachusetts Catholic, lawyer with a lean-in vibe, but self-aware about it—the right kind of person for him.
    — Ellyn Gaydos, Harper's Magazine, 25 June 2024
  • The borderline hypocrisy plays as more self-serving than self-aware.
    — Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Sep. 2024
  • Come out the other side more self-aware, infinitely stronger, and ready to go.
    — Jodie Cook, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
  • And not just self-aware, but aware of the bigger picture surrounding the issue.
    — Jessica Passman, Rolling Stone, 17 Mar. 2023
  • Be self-aware — or else others might need to wake you up from your obsession.
    — Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 25 Jan. 2024
  • Think slightly goofy and somewhat self-aware about the silliness of the whole endeavor.
    — Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2024
  • The obvious answer is that men will need to become more self-aware.
    — Laura Newberry, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2023
  • The actor has been on a (self-aware) apology tour ever since.
    — Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 24 July 2024
  • The person who is rebounding needs to be two things: self-aware and willing to put in the emotional work to leave their past in the past.
    — Megan Schaltegger, Women's Health, 24 Mar. 2023
  • The official Empire State Building page on X then addressed the choice in a self-aware post.
    — Joel Thayer, Newsweek, 27 Jan. 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
  • And then have director Max Minghella mix it all up into a 100-minute self-aware genre and genre-bending mashup of the scary, the thrilling, the funny, and the wild.
    — Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Sep. 2024
  • Maybe the pace is just too fast; maybe the endless references and self-aware irony are too nimble for my middle-aged brain.
    — Cal Newport, The New Yorker, 15 Jan. 2025
  • No more dealing with self-aware ads that talk about the fact there's a skip button before shaming you into not clicking it.
    — PCMAG, 31 Jan. 2025
  • They’re pitched at the same level as Malkovich’s performance: self-aware, silly, but involving.
    — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 28 Jan. 2025

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