to yourself/himself/herself/themselves
idiom
: secret from others
They kept their plans to themselves.
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Peterson remembers thinking to himself the ball had a chance.
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Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 8 Aug. 2025
Our predecessors reached for metaphors to try to make the world legible to themselves and to each other.
—Martha Barnette
august 6, Literary Hub, 6 Aug. 2025
Alma slowly finds her way back to herself – and to music.
—Marta Balaga, Variety, 6 Aug. 2025
God’s appearance on Lara Trump’s show (and wondered aloud why the radio host is allowed to refer to himself as a god) in addition to his ongoing thoughts on the late-night television landscape.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 5 Aug. 2025
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Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 8 Aug. 2025
Our predecessors reached for metaphors to try to make the world legible to themselves and to each other.
—Martha Barnette
august 6, Literary Hub, 6 Aug. 2025
Alma slowly finds her way back to herself – and to music.
—Marta Balaga, Variety, 6 Aug. 2025
God’s appearance on Lara Trump’s show (and wondered aloud why the radio host is allowed to refer to himself as a god) in addition to his ongoing thoughts on the late-night television landscape.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 5 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for to yourself/himself/herself/themselves
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“To yourself/himself/herself/themselves.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/to%20yourself%2Fhimself%2Fherself%2Fthemselves. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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