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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What The Brutalist and Emilia Pérez are about is of less concern to Oscar gawkers than the way each film distracts from technology’s encroachment on our ability to speak and think and analyze for ourselves. —

Armond White, National Review, 24 Jan. 2025 And the key is to find new mental, emotional, and physical lanes to run in to continue to provide what's necessary for ourselves and our kids. —

Devonne Goode, Parents, 17 Jan. 2025 Comfort for ourselves and others were considered, as well as how durable and high quality the sofas were and how good of a value each one was based on their prices. —

Quincy Bulin, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Jan. 2025 There’s no room for feeling sorry for ourselves in the NBA, in life in general. —

Anthony Slater, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for for ourselves

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