for oneself
idiom
: rather than have someone else (do or share something)
She did not like just hearing of other's travels. She wanted to see Europe for herself.
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In her breezy conversation with Ransom, Williams also spoke about the importance of journaling, maintaining high standards for oneself, the power of a process, and how to turn defeats into wins.
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Big Think, 20 June 2024
The realm of what is accepted as autonomy has steadily expanded over time, broadening from the choice to obey rules within an existing moral framework to making up those rules for oneself.
—Francis Fukuyama, Foreign Affairs, 1 Apr. 2022
Exercising the right to vote is important not only for oneself but also for people in one's community, said Karthikeyan, who expected to graduate this month with a bachelor's degree from ASU.
—Daniel Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 4 May 2024
The book — a collection of poems and short essays — is divided into four sections, each of which deals with a different themes: feelings of being lost in life, finding love and sympathy for oneself amid heartbreak, finding that sense of OK-ness and finding strength in letting go.
—Degen Pener, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Dec. 2023
When dressing for work, Levesque highlights the importance of dressing authentically for oneself, much like the company’s name, while striking a balance between personal style and maintaining professionalism.
—Maia Torres, Vogue, 6 Nov. 2023
And—above and beyond any tangible benefits that may or may not come from a TM practice—the sheer value of taking 20 minutes for oneself, twice a day, in a quiet fashion, to sit calmly amidst a world (or a mind, a job, a household, an inbox, an Instagram feed) that seems to run at hyperspeed?
—Corey Seymour, Vogue, 20 Oct. 2023
Artificial intelligence is a tool that defeats a purpose of a college education – to learn how to think, and write, for oneself.
—Asim Ali, The Conversation, 4 Sep. 2023
There is nothing performative about it, not even performance that is only for oneself, as with girl dinner.
—Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 14 July 2023
Big Think, 20 June 2024
The realm of what is accepted as autonomy has steadily expanded over time, broadening from the choice to obey rules within an existing moral framework to making up those rules for oneself.
—Francis Fukuyama, Foreign Affairs, 1 Apr. 2022
Exercising the right to vote is important not only for oneself but also for people in one's community, said Karthikeyan, who expected to graduate this month with a bachelor's degree from ASU.
—Daniel Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 4 May 2024
The book — a collection of poems and short essays — is divided into four sections, each of which deals with a different themes: feelings of being lost in life, finding love and sympathy for oneself amid heartbreak, finding that sense of OK-ness and finding strength in letting go.
—Degen Pener, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Dec. 2023
When dressing for work, Levesque highlights the importance of dressing authentically for oneself, much like the company’s name, while striking a balance between personal style and maintaining professionalism.
—Maia Torres, Vogue, 6 Nov. 2023
And—above and beyond any tangible benefits that may or may not come from a TM practice—the sheer value of taking 20 minutes for oneself, twice a day, in a quiet fashion, to sit calmly amidst a world (or a mind, a job, a household, an inbox, an Instagram feed) that seems to run at hyperspeed?
—Corey Seymour, Vogue, 20 Oct. 2023
Artificial intelligence is a tool that defeats a purpose of a college education – to learn how to think, and write, for oneself.
—Asim Ali, The Conversation, 4 Sep. 2023
There is nothing performative about it, not even performance that is only for oneself, as with girl dinner.
—Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 14 July 2023
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“For oneself.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/for%20oneself. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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