deny oneself
Example Sentences
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“My Happy Ending” may at times feel modest, but the lessons imparted are far from disposable, including the idea that life is too short to deny oneself treats or wear uncomfortable shoes.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 23, 2023
If they must die—to-day—to-morrow—or the next day—why deny oneself any joy that the world still had to offer?
From By Right of Conquest A Novel by Hornblow, Arthur
When there's sickness in the house one cannot deny oneself to the doctor.
From Eyes Like the Sea by Jókai, Mór
Mistakes, like other errors, are often used to fulfill wishes which one ought to deny oneself.
From A General Introduction to Psychoanalysis by Freud, Sigmund
Well, there are some queer ways of utilizing wealth; but I contend that, of all of them, to deny oneself the commonest comforts of existence is the queerest and the hardest to understand.
From The Paternoster Ruby by Walk, Charles Edmonds
