by ourselves
idiom
1
: without any help from other people
We did it (all) by ourselves.
2
: with nobody else except us
We went to the movies by ourselves.
We both live by ourselves.
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Sasha, Michael, Mara and I would be by ourselves during rehearsals.
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Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 10 May 2025
Generations pass, cultures overlap, and trends evolve, but the sanctity of beauty rituals for and by ourselves remain.
—Cierra Black, Essence, 9 May 2025
We’re taught as men to suppress our feelings, to just do it by ourselves, man up and be strong.
—Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 4 May 2025
Future studies by ourselves and others will put our theory of mankeeping to the test.
—Angelica Puzio Ferrara, Scientific American, 14 Feb. 2025
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Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 10 May 2025
Generations pass, cultures overlap, and trends evolve, but the sanctity of beauty rituals for and by ourselves remain.
—Cierra Black, Essence, 9 May 2025
We’re taught as men to suppress our feelings, to just do it by ourselves, man up and be strong.
—Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 4 May 2025
Future studies by ourselves and others will put our theory of mankeeping to the test.
—Angelica Puzio Ferrara, Scientific American, 14 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for by ourselves
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“By ourselves.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/by%20ourselves. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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