How to Use self-worth in a Sentence
self-worth
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The episode is a story of friendship, self-worth, and being your very best self.
—Tanay Howard, Parents, 15 Feb. 2024
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Siddiq: Don’t let the lack of a deal determine your self-worth.
—Sonaiya Kelley, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2023
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As opposed to Jackie, who very much needs the approval to find her self-worth.
—Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Apr. 2023
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Virgo rising ‘Tis the season to shake up the basis of your self-worth.
—Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Sep. 2023
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These small but daily digs wear down my self-esteem and self-worth.
—Sahaj Kaur Kohli, Washington Post, 21 Mar. 2024
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By fourteen, Kim left the house and men became her lifeline as a means of survival and self-worth.
—Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 4 Oct. 2023
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The result is a safe space for the boys to talk about feelings, expectations and self-worth.
—Matt Villano, CNN, 2 Dec. 2024
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And that must do something to someone’s sense of self, identity and self-worth.
—Demetrius Patterson, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 July 2024
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This internal conflict can lead to a sense of displacement and a loss of self-worth.
—Deborah Cruz, Parents, 2 July 2024
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So much of my … self-worth is a bit harsh, but so much of my character is attached to being in a band for so long.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 6 Mar. 2024
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In the first of a two-part interview, Roberts and Lima discussed Roberts’ life and her lessons on success, self-worth and self-love.
—Variety, NBC News, 9 July 2024
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The message of the movie is one that is very inspiring, empowering and about self-love and self-worth.
—Selena Kuznikov, Variety, 16 July 2024
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The employee often needs the job not only for money but for self-worth.
—Kwame Anthony Appiah, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2023
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This terrible lack of self-worth has plagued him for his whole life, while at the same time, a belief that this one thing will be a way to claim self-worth.
—Josh Wigler, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 May 2023
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A lot of my self-worth was deeply damaged from that set experience.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 20 Mar. 2024
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Muster the self-worth necessary to carve out some space — convincing yourself to do so could be the hardest part!
—Tarot.com, Orlando Sentinel, 1 Aug. 2024
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But Amper’s inevitable low points wouldn’t be a reflection of Tim’s self-worth.
—Drew Silverstein, Rolling Stone, 12 Jan. 2024
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On April 3, Mercury enters slow-moving Taurus and asks us to speak up for ourselves and stand in self-worth.
—Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Apr. 2023
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They are confused on issues of identity and self-worth.
—Andrew Abela, Forbes, 7 Sep. 2024
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This love fills unhealed spaces, mends broken hearts, comforts us in grief, and reminds us of our self-worth.
—Charity Lashai, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
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Already burdened by feelings of shame and low self-worth, Henson tried to kill himself.
—Aliyya Swaby, ProPublica, 14 Sep. 2023
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Your self-worth is no longer tied up in following society’s rules.
—John Koopman, Rolling Stone, 21 Sep. 2023
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Ah, the question that haunts the halls of greed, despair, self-worth, parental acceptance, filial devotion and how much is enough.
—Neil Senturia, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 June 2023
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And Black men in hip-hop exist in an endless loop of roller-coaster success, hazy self-worth, bullets, fame and its cousin, paranoia.
—Peter Rubin, Longreads, 8 Aug. 2023
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On top of bringing a sense of completion and clarity to financial themes, you’re being called to step up and own up to your self-worth.
—Valerie Mesa, Peoplemag, 23 Sep. 2024
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Lyons talks about a wearing that happens like sandpaper rubbing against wood, a slow chipping away of self-worth.
—Byjenny Abamu, Fortune, 29 Feb. 2024
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The musical, like the Dustin Hoffman movie before it, is as much about the struggles of being an artist in New York as about seeking romance or self-worth there.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 22 Feb. 2023
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That often involves finding your wants and needs, learning to trust others, and rewiring how your brain views attachment and self-worth.
—Nicole Harris, Parents, 24 July 2023
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Recognizing that self-worth isn’t solely tied to perfection.
—Essence, 2 Jan. 2025
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The charismatic Sharma takes Santosh under her wing, and while aspects of her attention feel ulterior, headway is made both in Santosh’s self-worth and in the case, which points to the involvement of a Muslim boy.
—Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2025
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