find oneself

idiom

: to learn what one truly values and wants in life
He left school and traveled to Europe, saying that he wanted to find himself.

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To find oneself in just the right place at just the right time may be awe-inducing all by itself. Karen Kaplan, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2024 To read these books is to find oneself asking what constitutes a happy ending when order cannot be restored. Lorraine Berry, Los Angeles Times, 26 May 2021

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“Find oneself.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/find%20oneself. Accessed 23 Feb. 2025.

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