soul-searching in English

noun
1
deep and anxious consideration of one's emotions and motives or of the correctness of a course of action.
The experience was a time of deep reflection and soul-searching .
adjective
1
involving or expressing deep consideration.
long, soul-searching conversations about religion

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1. Soul-Searching Questions

2. Their music is driven by soul-searching.

3. Putnam's article sparked enormous debate and soul-searching.

4. After much soul-searching, I decided to resign.

5. After much soul-searching she decided to leave.

6. A recap of the past few years spent soul searching.

7. In fact, encounters with others will produce real soul-searching.

8. Reluctantly, and after much soul-searching, they decided to respond to Lvov's invitation.

9. This soul-searching presentation contrasted the attitudes of Jacob and Esau toward spiritual things.

10. One looks in vain for any evidence of soul-searching among the legal clan.

11. After much soul-searching, he decided it was wrong to vote in the elections.

12. After days of soul-searching he finally came to the decision to leave home.

13. Diana was sympathetic, but did not fully understand his unrest, nor his frantic soul-searching.

14. 20 There is, however, a soul-searching question that each of us needs to ask himself.

15. So the honeymoon was memorable for the soul-searching I did and the tears I shed.

16. The poor performance during the Crimean War, 1853–56, caused great soul-searching and proposals for reform.

17. It caused a great deal of soul-searching, and I really wondered if I could do it.

18. Roberts, who portrays Gilbert, told Reuters in a separate interview that she could relate to Gilbert's soul-searching.

19. A soul-searching eyewitness account and immediate action by a journalist helped to at least nab the Culprit.

20. Amidst the celebrations and the soul-searching, no meaningful breakthrough in the deadlocked Israeli-Palestinian negotiations is visible.

21. The possibility that husbands might fail to provide altogether caused some soul-searching during the late nineteenth century.

22. The decision to accept such a wrenching trial usually came only after earnest prayer and intense soul-searching.

23. Branding-magazine We're doing a bit of soul-searching to better know our readers and improve your experience

24. It was after a lot of soul-searching that we broke the story, urging you to return the money.

25. Nothing dramatic, no soul-searching ... Guy had gone to get a paper, and some fresh croissants from a nearby bakery.

26. That is beautiful as well, but there is also a soul-searching power in doing an odyssey on your own.

27. To a point at least, you can take each moment of inner soul searching as a sign that you are winning.

28. After some further outside tests and a fair amount of soul-searching, I eventually bought this detector and the 5in accessory coil.

29. Learning how to give a Blowjob is a complicated process that can be a source of anxiety, fear, and unexpectedly deep soul searching

30. My year was really spent doing a lot of soul-searching and trying to find out what had gone wrong in my life.

31. The consequent soul-searching often includes as much self-mockery as it does social criticism, and for this reason it is not subversive.

32. People began to question the role of humans in the scheme of things and there was a resurgence of shallow religious soul-searching.

33. 19 People began to question the role of humans in the scheme of things and there was a resurgence of shallow religious soul-searching.

34. After one year, trillions of dollars in public monies, and much soul searching in the world’s policy community, have we learned the right lessons?

35. Take some time to mull over these questions, do some soul-searching, and then if you think you have what it takes, go for it.

36. Based on the inner healing and soul searching of our wintery journey, we are then able to open our hearts and feel the springtime of love.

37. Their three-week "soul-searching" reindoctrination programme will include a trek across the country and meditation aimed at "changing their attitude and enhancing patience," the city said.

38. A couple of years ago, John did a bit of soul-searching in his travels, but now he's got a kid and is more of a homebody.

39. Marriage is such a huge, life-altering decision, it's only natural that it be a choice two people make together, after much discussion and personal soul-searching.

40. After one year, trillions of dollars in public monies, and much soul searching in the world’s policy community, have we learned the right lessons?  I fear not.