say to oneself
Example Sentences
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“If they took you into the Actors Studio, it made one say to oneself, ‘Maybe I have something.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 1, 2024
One should say to oneself: "I will enter like this," while rehearsing one's entrance, so as not to be caught napping at the outset.
From Poise: How to Attain It by Starke, D.
V. Soliloquize; say to oneself, talk to oneself; say aside, think aloud, apostrophize.
From Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases by Roget, Peter Mark
When one feels oneself smitten by love for a woman, one ought to say to oneself, 'What are 'her surroundings?
From Swann's Way by Scott-Moncrieff, C. K. (Charles Kenneth)
It is necessary to say to oneself, That is good for Rubens, this for Raphael, Titian, or Michael Angelo.
From The Mind of the Artist Thoughts and Sayings of Painters and Sculptors on Their Art by Binyon, Cicely Margaret Powell
