How to Use for ourselves in a Sentence

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• To the end, Nolan trusts us to seek out and think about history for ourselves.
  — Justin Chang, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2023
• Each of us can build our own healthy and functional habits for ourselves.
  — Ildeme Mahinay Koch, Forbes, 4 May 2023
• In a relationship sense, though, each of us decides for ourselves what is okay with us.
  — Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 6 Oct. 2023
• Sitting here feeling sad for ourselves isn’t gonna be the culprit to us figuring it out.
  — Helene Elliott, Los Angeles Times, 4 Jan. 2024
• But that pluralistic spirit means the rest of us must be free to reject them for ourselves.
  — Matt Ford, The New Republic, 26 Sep. 2023
• My hope is that people have seen the commitment over the last five years to our customers, to our market, to using our own product for ourselves.
  — John Ellett, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2023
• In order to be better advocates for ourselves and our customers, Wells Fargo workers need a voice on the job.
  — Debbie Warren, Fortune, 10 July 2023
• The new film certainly suggests as much, and leaves one hoping that superheroes might at long last leave us mortals to fend for ourselves.
  — Zachary Barnes, WSJ, 9 Nov. 2023
• My vote to move forward with a union comes from the hope that with a collective voice, residents and fellows can care better for ourselves and for our patients.
  — Minali Nigam, STAT, 21 Apr. 2023
• This month will be all about learning the hard lessons from the past—and applying them to create a meaningful future for ourselves and our community.
  — Essence, 2 Jan. 2024
• Everyone was playing hard tonight, everyone wanted to get that win not only for ourselves but for our coach.
  — Scott Charles, USA TODAY, 22 Jan. 2024
• All the end-of-life decisions that my wife and I had expected to deliberate for ourselves now had to be made at breakneck speed for our cherished daughter.
  — David Frum, The Atlantic, 21 Mar. 2024
• The greatest importance of the exhibition is to curb our inclination to build the perfect birdcage for ourselves.
  — Jonathon Keats, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
• Listing out all of the presents for women or gifts for people who have everything at Anthropologie is nearly impossible—we’d be here all day (and buy way too many trinkets for ourselves in the process).
  — Jake Smith, Glamour, 29 Aug. 2023
• Tricia’s flip ultimately impedes our region’s right to decide our needs for ourselves.
  — Charlotte Observer, 8 Feb. 2024
• Communicating with each other, sticking up for the next generation and setting the standard high for ourselves can make things better.
  — Kristin Robinson, Billboard, 14 Dec. 2023
• Zendaya, Bella Hadid, Kim Kardashian—pretty much every one of our favorite celebs has rocked this timeless hairstyle on the red carpet, inspiring all of us to put it on our mood boards to one day recreate it for ourselves.
  — Audrey Noble, Vogue, 30 Nov. 2023
• For Tipton-Martin, these informal clubs are part of a long history of Black innovation for ourselves and our communities, from enslavement to present day.
  — Korsha Wilson, Bon Appétit, 11 Mar. 2024
• Elements of the story champion our people's entrepreneurial spirit and the desire to build something for ourselves in this country.
  — Sylvio Martins, Bon Appétit, 12 June 2023
• Now we’re being investigated for standing up for ourselves.
  — Haley Cohen, Sun Sentinel, 17 Jan. 2024
• Simply buying someone a coffee or giving $5 to a homeless person can have a bigger effect on our overall happiness than buying something for ourselves, says Norton.
  — Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 4 Dec. 2023

Last Updated: 22 Aug 2024