oneself

Example Sentences

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Maybe that’s why it always seemed hokey and gross to define oneself as a millennial — I should have known better.

From Salon

The ability to appear as oneself in shared civic spaces signals confidence that one’s neighbors see that expressed identity as legitimate, accepted, and safe.

From Slate

Jennifer Lawrence and Robert Pattinson evoke the small-bore unraveling of new parenthood in the boonies, with Lawrence in particular throwing her whole body into a creeping alienation from one’s spouse and oneself.

From Los Angeles Times

Scrolling past TikToks about oneself.

From Los Angeles Times

It also makes it possible to build a mental image of oneself and use that image to guide decisions and plans.

From Science Daily