separate oneself
Example Sentences
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How can it be said that it is more perfect to separate oneself from home and friends?
From The Story of a Soul (L'Histoire d'une Âme): The Autobiography of St. Thérèse of Lisieux With Additional Writings and Sayings of St. Thérèse by Taylor, Thomas N. (Thomas Nimmo)
But why"—he said to himself—"should one on that account separate oneself from the instincts!
From Beyond Good and Evil by Zimmern, Helen
It is hard to separate oneself from an old companion!
From The George Sand-Gustave Flaubert Letters by McKenzie, Aimée G. Leffingwel
One may hate unity, and yet not separate oneself from it.
From Moral Theology A Complete Course Based on St. Thomas Aquinas and the Best Modern Authorities by Callan, Charles Jerome
One may separate oneself from unity, although one believes in it.
From Moral Theology A Complete Course Based on St. Thomas Aquinas and the Best Modern Authorities by Callan, Charles Jerome
