by oneself
Example Sentences
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To be lonely was to be only by oneself.
From Salon • May 29, 2023
By the 18th and 19th centuries, though, the idea of reading silently by oneself had become more common, though not always socially acceptable.
From Washington Post • May 6, 2020
Face it: it can supplant the necessity or awkwardness of being alone and by oneself.
From New York Times • Mar. 29, 2018
But finding a full, quiet hour by oneself early in training camp is nearly impossible.
From The Wall Street Journal • Aug. 5, 2015
True liberty consists of being able to dispense with the aid of others, and to exist by oneself, and have we got to that?
From Bohemians of the Latin Quarter by Murger, Henry