selfsame

Example Sentences

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One contestant on “The Exhibit,” Baseera Khan, had a solo show at that selfsame institution during filming.

From New York Times • Apr. 5, 2023

A little roughed-up, a little damp, but the selfsame sand.

From Washington Post • Jan. 11, 2023

After real human curiosity is ignited in Phil’s blighted being, then comes room for actual humanity as he brings a forgotten soul to the selfsame counter for one bowl, then another, of soup.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 31, 2021

And one of the editors was John Curtice, whose exit poll this evening now poses that selfsame question once again, nearly 30 years on.

From The Guardian • Dec. 12, 2019

The land in the scopes’ view was all a blur of vegetation and selfsame coast.

From "Ship Breaker" by Paolo Bacigalupi