apply oneself to
Example Sentences
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One must apply oneself to something or other—God knows what.
From Jacob's Room by Woolf, Virginia
They knew it 72 was necessary, and here on the very fighting ground itself—in wonderful France—there was a greater incentive to apply oneself to the mastering of the lessons of the war.
From Ned, Bob and Jerry on the Firing Line The Motor Boys Fighting for Uncle Sam by Young, Clarence
