for ourselves
idiom
—used to refer to two or more people doing something and not having it done for them by someone else
We want to see it for ourselves.
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We were fueled by a rush of desire to keep up, to make a mark, to claim a place for ourselves in the changing landscape.
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Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 14 Oct. 2025
There’s no more feeling sorry for ourselves.
—Daniel Nugent-Bowman, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
Not just for ourselves but for our children and our children’s children.
—Literary Hub, 10 Oct. 2025
The latchkey kids who were left home to fend for ourselves.
—Glynnis MacNicol, Flow Space, 8 Oct. 2025
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Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 14 Oct. 2025
There’s no more feeling sorry for ourselves.
—Daniel Nugent-Bowman, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
Not just for ourselves but for our children and our children’s children.
—Literary Hub, 10 Oct. 2025
The latchkey kids who were left home to fend for ourselves.
—Glynnis MacNicol, Flow Space, 8 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for for ourselves
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“For ourselves.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/for%20ourselves. Accessed 25 Oct. 2025.
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