better oneself

Example Sentences

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"In 17 years I've never seen someone's bail violated for attempting to better oneself," Labrie's lawyer, Jaye Rancourt, said outside court.

From US News • Mar. 18, 2016

She had the sort of face about which one could not help feeling that one could have done it better oneself, or at least that one could have taken more trouble.

From Living Alone by Benson, Stella

Being innately sincere, she continued bravely: "It seemed to me to be wrong not to want to better oneself, to rise higher...."

From The Soul of Susan Yellam by Vachell, Horace Annesley

But is the pleasured derived from all these put together half as joyous as the consciousness of becoming better oneself, of acquiring better and better friends?

From The Memorabilia by Dakyns, Henry Graham