extricate oneself

Example Sentences

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A bizarre world, a time consuming tangent or detour, often from which it is difficult to extricate oneself.

From Salon • Sep. 16, 2018

It’s a detour from regular life, one that is certainly time consuming, and definitely one from which it is difficult to extricate oneself.

From Salon • Sep. 16, 2018

Compton deserves the chance to establish himself and to demonstrate that it is possible to extricate oneself from the county circuit by sheer weight of runs.

From The Guardian • Mar. 2, 2013

“My advice is to not get tangled up with the law to begin with. Once you do, it’s a sticky wicket, that’s for sure! Not easy to extricate oneself, har har.”

From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood

He might have gone over a rock or into a tree or even only be tied up in one of those tangled falls when it is practically impossible to extricate oneself.

From Ski-running by Furse, Katharine Symonds