selfsame

Example Sentences

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One contestant on “The Exhibit,” Baseera Khan, had a solo show at that selfsame institution during filming.

From New York Times • Apr. 5, 2023

A little roughed-up, a little damp, but the selfsame sand.

From Washington Post • Jan. 11, 2023

Then, importantly, this selfsame source claimed to, for sure, know the provenance of the pesto — that it came frozen, with notably simple, appropriate ingredients, and that it was called Armanino Basil Pesto.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 30, 2022

And one of the editors was John Curtice, whose exit poll this evening now poses that selfsame question once again, nearly 30 years on.

From The Guardian • Dec. 12, 2019

She married soon thereafter, the selfsame man who accused her of sublimity, and gave him merry hell for many years.

From "The Princess Bride" by William Goldman