- plural of self.
selves
Example Sentences
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“We often judge our younger selves using knowledge, maturity and resources that we did not possess at the time,” Penberthy says.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 2026
Empathy, the nuclear fusion of playwriting, is expanded when we’re allowed to take in more of our patchwork selves.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 2026
Mr. Burgis’s emphasis on discussing how to transform from pseudo-selves to solid selves misses a few things.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026
Holloway added: "I want to express to people that you are allowed to evolve and change and embrace the whole story, their whole selves."
From BBC ● Jun. 2, 2026
But with this, we dropped the politics and took our weary selves to bed.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
