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)
To-morrow the bread will seem not so dear, the wine better, the tools less heavy, when one can say to oneself on rising: "Well, that old Mora had to come to it like everybody else."
From The Nabob, Vol. 2 (of 2) by Ives, George Burnham
V. Soliloquize; say to oneself, talk to oneself; say aside, think aloud, apostrophize.
From Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases by Roget, Peter Mark
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
