self

Example Sentences

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New settings can stimulate the body, raise metabolic activity, and help activate self organizing processes that keep biological systems working smoothly.

From Science Daily • May 4, 2026

Directed by Andy Serkis with a screenplay from Nicholas Stoller, “Animal Farm” reduces Orwell’s already simplistic allegory to a shadow of its former self.

From Salon • May 3, 2026

She says her husband is back to his normal "kind" self, but their relationship has been strained.

From BBC • May 2, 2026

Sometimes she laughs with affection at the things her younger self confided to the page.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

When her shadowy self lifted, she raised us up too.

From "Root Magic" by Eden Royce