by oneself

To be lonely was to be only by oneself.

She may well be doing just fine on her own for all we know - although it is trickier to dance by oneself.

“I recognize the challenge and pride in composing a good image, and there is an added level of pride when that shot is completely executed by oneself, of oneself,” said Eric Guth, a freelance photographer and instructor aboard Lindblad Expeditions/National Geographic vessels.

The new study’s county-level resolution can help make clear that decisions made by oneself and one’s neighbors — not an influx of outsiders — are the cause of local spread.

By the 18th and 19th centuries, though, the idea of reading silently by oneself had become more common, though not always socially acceptable.