selfsame

Example Sentences

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The museum is the creation of the selfsame luxury watchmaker, which two watchmakers founded in a building next door in 1875.

From New York Times • Jul. 10, 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

At this selfsame moment J.W. came awake and backed out of Lloyd’s lap, which was perfect.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck