oneself
Example Sentences
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Discovering oneself is one thing, but understanding and embracing it are another entirely.
From Salon ● Aug. 28, 2026
Constitution, and subsequent American practice that it reaches corruption in office for the personal gain of oneself or one’s family, serious criminality, and direct violations of significant provisions of the Constitution.
From Slate ● Aug. 17, 2026
Going into my 18th year of teaching, my biggest goal is re-creating that experience of thinking critically for oneself and studying literature through a critical lens.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026
“What’s wrong with this picture?” one might ask oneself at the beginning of “A Woman of Substance.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 23, 2026
Finally he reached the place where Melquíades used to set up his tent and he found a taciturn Armenian who in Spanish was hawking a syrup to make oneself invisible.
From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
