say to oneself

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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

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

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.

Embracing then Modesty, say to oneself, 'Good my friend, Be thou content with flowers,--fruit,--nay, leaves, But pluck them from no garden but thine own!'

From Cyrano De Bergerac by Guillemard, Mary F.