to yourself/himself/herself/themselves
idiom
: secret from others
They kept their plans to themselves.
Examples of to yourself/himself/herself/themselves in a Sentence
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She’s impressed by how Brooks has incorporated her personality into her clothes, allowing Wilson to be true to herself in fashion.
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Devine Blacksher, Essence, 18 Apr. 2024
The trailer ends with Hartnett maniacally laughing to himself.
—Jenelle Riley, Variety, 18 Apr. 2024
Waking now, alone in bed, hearing the husband humming to himself in the shower, the sound of the shower not disturbing but soothing.
—Joyce Carol Oates, The New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2024
Be true to yourself and refuse to let the past, outside influences or negative people disrupt your plans, and something good will manifest.
—Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 14 Apr. 2024
The building was leased by Saltzer, and Rasmus was able to transfer the lease to himself.
—Darin Oswald, Idaho Statesman, 11 Apr. 2024
In the meantime, many Palestinians, who are terrified about their own safety and their family's survival, are turning to themselves, their families, their communities and religion to get them through.
—Jaclyn Diaz, NPR, 10 Apr. 2024
So, the question before this Court is whether the First Amendment permits the State to dictate, without limitation, how public-school teachers refer to themselves when communicating to students.
—Jo Yurcaba, NBC News, 10 Apr. 2024
At hideous cost to themselves—measured in tens of thousands of killed, wounded, or missing men a month—Russian armies are advancing slowly.
—Eliot A. Cohen, The Atlantic, 10 Apr. 2024
Devine Blacksher, Essence, 18 Apr. 2024
The trailer ends with Hartnett maniacally laughing to himself.
—Jenelle Riley, Variety, 18 Apr. 2024
Waking now, alone in bed, hearing the husband humming to himself in the shower, the sound of the shower not disturbing but soothing.
—Joyce Carol Oates, The New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2024
Be true to yourself and refuse to let the past, outside influences or negative people disrupt your plans, and something good will manifest.
—Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 14 Apr. 2024
The building was leased by Saltzer, and Rasmus was able to transfer the lease to himself.
—Darin Oswald, Idaho Statesman, 11 Apr. 2024
In the meantime, many Palestinians, who are terrified about their own safety and their family's survival, are turning to themselves, their families, their communities and religion to get them through.
—Jaclyn Diaz, NPR, 10 Apr. 2024
So, the question before this Court is whether the First Amendment permits the State to dictate, without limitation, how public-school teachers refer to themselves when communicating to students.
—Jo Yurcaba, NBC News, 10 Apr. 2024
At hideous cost to themselves—measured in tens of thousands of killed, wounded, or missing men a month—Russian armies are advancing slowly.
—Eliot A. Cohen, The Atlantic, 10 Apr. 2024
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