self

Example Sentences

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In north London on Saturday, he was back to his familiarly unpredictable self.

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026

For St. Augustine, desire was the bondage of the divided self, which willed the good but somehow willed more strongly not to do it.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

Unlike traditional or Roth IRAs, SEPs do not allow catch-up contributions for people age 50 or older like your good self.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 4, 2026

“I had to devote my whole self to it. It was so all-encompassing that I could think of nothing else.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

She slanted her short self in the direction of Aunt Florentine’s face and stared intently into her closed eyes.

From Each Little Bird That Sings by Deborah Wiles