bind oneself
Example Sentences
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As she expressed it, it was one thing to obey God, but quite another thing to bind oneself to obey a man for a lifetime.
From The Century of Columbus by Walsh, James J.
It would be no use to bind oneself to do a variety of things which may not be required.
From The Geneva Protocol by Miller, David Hunter
To hold material things either in community or severalty was in either case to bind oneself to the evil principle.
From Mediaeval Socialism by Jarrett, Bede
Its root is that of the verb "rotisya," to bind oneself by an oath; and it is generally admitted to be only another form of "rota," which now signifies a "regimental company."
From The Prince by Machiavelli, Niccolò
But it is not policy to bind oneself too closely to detail.
From Idle Ideas in 1905 by Jerome, Jerome K. (Jerome Klapka)
