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
Diderot well saw this when he said: "There is less inconvenience in being mad with the mad than in being wise by oneself."
From English Secularism A Confession Of Belief by Holyoake, George Jacob
