present oneself

Example Sentences

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When I’d respond that wrinkles were the worries of the rich, she’d scold me and say one didn’t need money to present oneself with class.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2024

Regardless of how they’re structured, or where they’re based, collectives present an affirmative act of identity formation, a statement of intention to present oneself in conjunction with others.

From New York Times • Oct. 13, 2021

Embassy officials were present for his arrest, which would be highly irregular, not least because the penalty for failing to present oneself to immigration authorities in Guatemala is a thirty-dollar fine but no jail time.

From The New Yorker • Oct. 19, 2018

The pressure of being constantly on display, having to present oneself in such a narrow, restricted way — it all strikes her as incredibly silly.

From New York Times • Apr. 12, 2012

I gave the architect the exact plan; but always to be present oneself, and to watch its being carried out, is not in accordance with my taste.

From Withered Leaves. Vol. I. (of III) A Novel by Gottschall, Rudolf von