self

Example Sentences

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If you try to please everyone, you will end up pleasing no one, least of all your good self.

From MarketWatch

"A certification of 'human origin' is needed but self certification is not good enough so we have a full verification process to make sure that its truly human originated material," he said.

From BBC

The biologist Michael Levin gets closer to the hard problem: The self, he claims, is memory reworking itself as circumstances demand, and consciousness the feeling of being “in charge of constant self-construction.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Ohtani threw his cap and glove in a rare show of emotion, setting off a wild and sincere celebration as my ignorant self finally realized, “Hey, this is a thing.”

From Los Angeles Times

Older estimates were likely lower because previous studies depended on invasive measurement techniques conducted in small groups or relied on self reporting.

From Science Daily