for ourselves
idiom
—used to refer to two or more people doing something and not having it done for them by someone else
We want to see it for ourselves.
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But the thread tying us all together was a familiar ache: the feeling of being everything to everyone else, yet somehow never enough for ourselves.
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Colby Holiday, Travel + Leisure, 24 Dec. 2024
The three of us have weathered the change brought by divorce and carved out a new normal for ourselves, a new way to be at home.
—Gwen Faulkenberry, arkansasonline.com, 19 Dec. 2024
To transform not just for today, and not just for ourselves—but for the future of an industry?
—Forbes, 7 Oct. 2024
We are given another opportunity to make the right choices for ourselves so use this time to your advantage.
—Lisa Stardust, refinery29.com, 8 Oct. 2024
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Colby Holiday, Travel + Leisure, 24 Dec. 2024
The three of us have weathered the change brought by divorce and carved out a new normal for ourselves, a new way to be at home.
—Gwen Faulkenberry, arkansasonline.com, 19 Dec. 2024
To transform not just for today, and not just for ourselves—but for the future of an industry?
—Forbes, 7 Oct. 2024
We are given another opportunity to make the right choices for ourselves so use this time to your advantage.
—Lisa Stardust, refinery29.com, 8 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for for ourselves
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“For ourselves.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/for%20ourselves. Accessed 2 Jan. 2025.
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