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self-image

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Definition of self-image

as in self-concept

the way you think about yourself and your abilities or appearance She has a positive self-image buoyed by her years of success.

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Recent Examples of self-image When social media constantly reminds us there’s another metric to optimize, healthy self-improvement risks fueling self-criticism and anxiety around our bodies, health and self-image. — Jennifer Donnelly, Scientific American, 30 Aug. 2026 The settlement also requires limits on features that some experts believe are detrimental to teenagers’ self-esteem and self-image. — Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 26 Aug. 2026 The young woman who wrote this code was primarily trying to improve her self-image. — Literary Hub, 24 Aug. 2026 Suffice to say, Hansen’s self-image differs greatly from Lance Oppenheim’s conception. — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 19 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for self-image

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Next, there's the identity lag, where an outdated self-concept drives continued overexertion; and the illusion of recoverability, where believing resources can always fix health damage later down the road.

— Julian Hayes II, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
These can all hurt a woman’s self-concept, which shapes identity, self-image and self-esteem.

— Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 4 June 2026

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Born as the score to a surreal short film set on Manchester’s empty streets, the ambient duo’s latest album folds classical instrumentation and field recordings into a mood of deep introspection.

— Kiana Mickles, Pitchfork, 13 Oct. 2026
And the disturbing oscillations are a journey from uncertainty to insight, a train ride from introspection to moral resolution.

— Ben Corn, Christian Science Monitor, 19 Sep. 2026

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