say to oneself
Example Sentences
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“If they took you into the Actors Studio, it made one say to oneself, ‘Maybe I have something.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 1, 2024
When one feels oneself smitten by love for a woman, one ought to say to oneself, 'What are 'her surroundings?
From Swann's Way by Scott-Moncrieff, C. K. (Charles Kenneth)
What pride, what triumph to say to oneself, I have made my age and ugliness forgotten!
From The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 5 of 6 by Sue, Eugène
One should say to oneself: "I will enter like this," while rehearsing one's entrance, so as not to be caught napping at the outset.
From Poise: How to Attain It by Starke, D.
There is something very touching in hearing a kind voice say what one has often struggled to say to oneself.
From Queechy by Warner, Susan
