How to Use to yourself/himself/herself/themselves in a Sentence
to yourself/himself/herself/themselves
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Hence the idea of the list, a gift to his mother and to himself.
— Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2023 -
The artists who go far are those who are true to themselves.
— Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 14 Oct. 2024 -
Saying no might be the best gift to yourself of them all.
— Tanyel Mustafa, refinery29.com, 18 Dec. 2023 -
Know when to share feelings and when to keep things to yourself.
— Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 10 May 2024 -
Try to be kind to yourself and view your life through a lens of abundance.
— Shon Faye, Vogue, 15 Aug. 2023 -
Too bad mine isn’t more like his, Ivan thought to himself.
— Sarah A. Topol, New York Times, 20 Sep. 2024 -
The pair, who married in late 2021, kept the news of their baby boy to themselves for over a week.
— Nicholas Rice, Peoplemag, 14 Oct. 2023 -
Hill tried to toss the ball up to her but one fan in Dolphins colors tipped the ball to himself.
— Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 8 Oct. 2023 -
Lamb thought to himself: What if the truck had been clean and colorful and new?
— Daniel De Visé, USA TODAY, 22 June 2024 -
The mysterious man kept to himself and walked ahead of the boys.
— Natalie Morales, CBS News, 18 Nov. 2023 -
My lyrics demonstrate a Young Miko that’s 100% true to herself.
— Jessica Roiz, Billboard, 1 Mar. 2024 -
Stay true to yourself now, and the universe will reward you.
— Elizabeth Gulino, refinery29.com, 13 Aug. 2023 -
The building was leased by Saltzer, and Rasmus was able to transfer the lease to himself.
— Darin Oswald, Idaho Statesman, 11 Apr. 2024 -
Which means, better to keep the following list to yourself, just to be on the safe side.
— Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 21 Sep. 2024 -
Her mom turned off all the lights in hopes of helping her combat that fear, and Laila! would sing to herself.
— Brenda Barrientos, refinery29.com, 1 Oct. 2024 -
At the same time, Baker must be chuckling to himself at the prospect of catching these Rangers.
— Tim Cowlishaw, Dallas News, 11 July 2023 -
Students can either keep the items to themselves or share them with their friends.
— Moriah Mason, Southern Living, 12 Dec. 2023 -
Be true to yourself and know enough to walk away from temptation.
— Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2024 -
Jupiter is telling you to get inspired on the 7th, and Uranus emphasizes being true to yourself on the 8th and 9th.
— Katharine Merlin, Town & Country, 1 Aug. 2023 -
Do not ask anyone else to keep it to themselves, and word will trickle out.
— Jeanne Phillips, The Mercury News, 3 June 2024 -
Joey had sent an email to herself to keep track of everything that had gone wrong.
— AZCentral.com, 28 Aug. 2023 -
In the episode, Jay buys a new TV with the intention of keeping it to himself and not having to watch the ghosts’ cheesy fare.
— Michael Schneider, Variety, 23 Feb. 2024 -
Shooting this film is not going to fix your past, so don’t do that to yourself.
— Jordan Riefe, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Sep. 2024 -
To come back to the water by the end is a rebirth for her, a rejoining of herself to herself.
— Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 23 Feb. 2024 -
Here's another one that makes a great gift to yourself or the golf trip taker in your life.
— Neha Tandon, Women's Health, 3 Aug. 2023 -
Attendees at the AmEx event won’t get to hoard their impressions of the show to themselves for long, though.
— Chris Willman, Variety, 10 Oct. 2023 -
Allison liked to run with friends, while Todd kept to himself.
— Longreads, 9 July 2024 -
To be the only pedestrian for blocks, to have an acre of Central Park to yourself.
— Sigrid Nunez, Harper's Magazine, 16 Oct. 2023 -
Be a good listener and keep your thoughts and secrets to yourself.
— Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 21 Sep. 2024 -
The report is used to alert authorities when people may be dangers to themselves or others.
— Erik Ortiz, NBC News, 15 Oct. 2024
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