ourselves

Example Sentences

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But we’re not going to feel loved if we don’t share something of ourselves with others, but you want to start small.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026

“This is one of the places in life where we allow ourselves to be known, and people got to know us as we are—as the very ordinary people that we are.”

From MarketWatch • Jun. 1, 2026

We can sit and rot until we become a version of ourselves resembling the one from the old world, but who is fundamentally different — quieter, angrier, dying.

From Salon • May 30, 2026

"Given these conditions, how are we going to protect ourselves against this disease, when everyone tells us we need to distance ourselves to fight Ebola?" she asked.

From Barron's • May 29, 2026

Luckily the Hub, the main building where all the Glitch equipment was housed, wasn’t far, and we were hurling ourselves up its wide stone steps within minutes.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin