oneself
Example Sentences
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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
Playing oneself is more difficult than it seems.
From Salon ● Jul. 12, 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
It is not everyday, after all, that one finds oneself, upon awakening, hanging from the jaws of a fellow creature—even so caring and gentle a creature as myself.
From "Bunnicula" by Deborah Howe and James Howe
