Examples of personal pronoun in a Sentence
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The battle between mother and child went on and on for weeks; not the least fractious were the violent discussions about personal pronouns.
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Annie Proulx,
New Yorker,
10 Aug. 2025
Given that many good writers – lawyers, academics and journalists among them – avoid personal pronouns as a matter of style, the justices’ new direction shows a surprising lack of formality.
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Jill Barton,
The Conversation,
24 Jan. 2025
Other linguistic features once assumed to be universal—such as tenses, personal pronouns, and even, potentially, a distinction between nouns and verbs—have turned up missing when greater numbers of languages have been scrutinized.
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Manvir Singh,
The New Yorker,
23 Dec. 2024
Personal lyrics were identified by the number of personal pronouns, which especially increased in rap and pop, while rock and R&B saw moderate increases and country stayed nearly the same.
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Elizabeth Rayne,
Ars Technica,
15 Apr. 2024
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Annie Proulx,
New Yorker,
10 Aug. 2025
Given that many good writers – lawyers, academics and journalists among them – avoid personal pronouns as a matter of style, the justices’ new direction shows a surprising lack of formality.
—
Jill Barton,
The Conversation,
24 Jan. 2025
Other linguistic features once assumed to be universal—such as tenses, personal pronouns, and even, potentially, a distinction between nouns and verbs—have turned up missing when greater numbers of languages have been scrutinized.
—
Manvir Singh,
The New Yorker,
23 Dec. 2024
Personal lyrics were identified by the number of personal pronouns, which especially increased in rap and pop, while rock and R&B saw moderate increases and country stayed nearly the same.
—
Elizabeth Rayne,
Ars Technica,
15 Apr. 2024
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“Personal pronoun.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/personal%20pronoun. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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