enjoying oneself

Example Sentences

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There's a specific air and expectation about summer in Greece — it's essential to be by the sea, enjoying oneself.

From Salon • Aug. 8, 2023

Even more so, they believed that life was something to be suffered through with grim determination, and that enjoying oneself was almost always inappropriate.

From Washington Post • Mar. 29, 2022

But I don't admit for a moment that all the time spent in enjoying oneself is wasted, and I think that people have a right to choose what they do enjoy.

From Father Payne by Benson, Arthur Christopher

"Now that is my idea of enjoying oneself," said Agnes, as tired but very happy, she laid her head on her pillow.

From 'Our Guy' or, The elder brother by Boyd, E. E., Mrs.

The tone of these assemblies was thoroughly respectable, while they offered peculiar facilities for enjoying oneself without irksome restraint,—an advantage not found everywhere.

From The Baron's Sons by J?kai, M?r