selves

Example Sentences

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They hide their true selves, Mr. McCarthy believes, avoiding human connection and suffering a dearth in friendship.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

Likewise, consider investing your own hard-earned money where people invest in their selves, in becoming who they want to become, in flourishing as human beings.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 27, 2026

Regrets are staples of the melodrama, and Hoover’s characters are in constant conversation with their past selves.

From Salon • Mar. 19, 2026

"She's effectively doing this as a favour because of our mutual friend," O'Neill said, and because Meghan supported "women trying to be their best selves".

From BBC • Mar. 10, 2026

We also talked about doing things your own way, the diary, loneliness, the difference between everyone’s inner and outer selves, my mask, etc.

From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank