selves

Example Sentences

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He just gave them permission to be their true selves.

From Salon • May 26, 2026

And there’s one more person we can influence a whole lot, too: our future selves.

From Slate • May 15, 2026

We deserve to be our best selves as we navigate perimenopause and menopause.

From MarketWatch • May 12, 2026

"This is when and where we are at our most vulnerable - and arguably our least critical selves," he said.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

We are supposed to be calling the shots here, but it doesn’t look to me like we’re in charge of a thing, not even our own selves.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver