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
  • Lawrence looks torn, as if afraid to admit that truth to himself.
    Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 30 Oct. 2024
  • 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
  • This may mean taking the time out to have some time to yourself, go for a solo walk, catch up with a friend on the phone, to meditate.
    Felicity Carter, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
  • Moreover, those supporters could reverse this kind of guarantee at any time and at little cost to themselves.
    Elie Tenenbaum, Foreign Affairs, 3 Dec. 2024

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