by itself

phrase

1

: without being directly controlled by a person : automatically

The computer shuts off by itself if you haven't used it for a while.

The sprinkler will turn on by itself.

2

: with nothing nearby : alone

The house stood by itself at the end of the street.

Examples of by itself in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Jamon iberico also makes an appearance, by itself or as part of José’s Tacos. — Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 23 Oct. 2026

No Israeli party has ever attained the 50% share needed to control parliament by itself. — Hannah Ridge, The Conversation, 23 Oct. 2026

No bigger than a microwave oven, Idefix will plop onto Phobos by itself, bouncing for several minutes before coming to a halt in the moon's extraordinarily low gravity. — Arkansas Online, 21 Oct. 2026

But in a hearing, Shirts argued the goal with the convention call was instead to push the government into fixing its spending by itself. — Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 20 Oct. 2026

Rhymes for by itself

• ourself
• bookshelf
• herself
• himself
• hisself
• meself
• myself
• nonself
• oneself
• thyself
• yourself
• elf