INTROSPECTION in a Sentence

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A very different Holmes, this active, alert man, from the introspective and pallid dreamer of Baker Street.

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 Meanings and Examples of INTROSPECTION
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
introspection
 n.  the act or process of self-examination, or inspection of one's own thoughts and feelings; reflection
Classic Sentence:
1  Her habit of resolutely facing the facts, in her rare moments of introspection, did not now allow her to put any false gloss on the situation.
House of Mirth By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 2: Chapter 4
2  Analysis and introspection might come later; but for the moment she was not even troubled by the excesses of the upholstery or the restless convolutions of the furniture.
House of Mirth By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 2: Chapter 9
3  He thus typified the constant introspection wherewith he tortured, but could not purify himself.
The Scarlet Letter By Nathaniel Hawthorne
Context  Highlight   In XI. THE INTERIOR OF A HEART
4  Then he stood before the fire and looked me over in his singular introspective fashion.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In I. A Scandal in Bohemia
5  It is introspective, and I want to introspect.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In II. THE RED-HEADED LEAGUE
6  He picked it up and gazed at it in the peculiar introspective fashion which was characteristic of him.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In VII. THE ADVENTURE OF THE BLUE CARBUNCLE
7  A very different Holmes, this active, alert man, from the introspective and pallid dreamer of Baker Street.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In V. THE ADVENTURE OF THE PRIORY SCHOOL
8  'I think so,' murmured the Provincial Mayor; and, knitting his brows, he lapsed into an introspective state, his lips moving as one who repeats mystic words.
The Time Machine By H. G. Wells
Context  Highlight   In I
Example Sentence:
1  His introspection that afternoon reflected Mr. Obama's journey from the candidate who wanted to wind down America's overseas wars to the commander in chief who just resumed and expanded one.
2  His defeat in the world championship led to a long period of gloomy introspection.
3  A renowned Tibetan lama pointed out that Westerners think people in the East tend to be more introspective and less concerned with material success.
4  Satire is a lonely and introspective occupation, for nobody can describe a fool to the life without much patient self-inspection.