all by one's self

Example Sentences

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It is lonely dining all by one's self.

From The Four Million by Henry, O.

It is better to go slow, to wait, to get information bit by bit and all by one's self.

From Their Son; The Necklace by Zamacois, Eduardo

That is a beautiful book," she said, "and to read it all by one's self must be lovely.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 04, No. 24, October, 1859 by Various

The worst thing, usually, is the loneliness; holding it down in a shack, three years or more, all by one's self.

From Neighbours by Stead, Robert J. C.

It must be splendid, he thought, to live there all by one's self with nothing to worry over and no work to do.

From The Boy Trapper by Castlemon, Harry