by ourselves

idiom

: without any help from other people

We did it (all) by ourselves.

: with nobody else except us

We went to the movies by ourselves.

We both live by ourselves.

Examples of by ourselves in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Therefore embracing the mistakes made by ourselves and others is the obvious way through! —

Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 1 Aug. 2024 For my partner and I, this meant eating fish and chips for lunch at a traditional pub, as well as tasting some local whiskies at a cozy hotel bar by ourselves. —

Vicki Denig, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 May 2024 No worries — 37 days was more than enough time to put together an entire headlining set all by ourselves. —

Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 17 Apr. 2024 Overcoming this can mean silencing self-doubt and challenging the limiting beliefs that are imposed by society and, at times, by ourselves. —

Angela Quach, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024 See all Example Sentences for by ourselves

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