How to Use by itself in a Sentence

by itself

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• That is a red flag all by itself.
  — Lien De Pau, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
• That, by itself, isn’t very fast.
  — Noah White, Miami Herald, 7 Sep. 2025
• Yet money by itself cannot do much on its own.
  — Sheldon H. Jacobson, Chicago Tribune, 21 Jan. 2026
• This by itself is not an issue.
  — Nisha Talagala, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
• This classic recipe works as a dip, spread, or all by itself.
  — Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 8 Apr. 2024
• But a small grassroots group can only buy so much land by itself.
  — Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 July 2024
• The largest sporting event in the world does not happen by itself.
  — Eric Nager, Christian Science Monitor, 13 July 2026
• But by itself, no editors picked it as the best of the bunch.
  — Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 23 Aug. 2025
• Our tester didn’t love the removable vest when worn by itself.
  — Dorian Smith-Garcia, Parents, 23 Feb. 2024
• The radio changes stations by itself and even changes some of the pre-sets.
  — John Paul, The Providence Journal, 20 Feb. 2026
• Enjoy this dump cake hot out of the oven by itself, or top with vanilla ice cream.
  — Melinda Salchert, Southern Living, 3 Oct. 2025
• Traveling to many places doesn't, by itself, make a full life.
  — Meg Zukin, Time, 5 May 2025
• All by itself the moon can be remarkable.
  — Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 8 Aug. 2025
• Or, just eat it by itself—a spoonful is a tasty way to soothe a sore throat, cough, or cold.
  — Mélanie Defouilloy, Vogue, 26 June 2024
• The stills/movie toggle switch rounds out the top controls, all by itself on the left side.
  — PC Magazine, 1 Dec. 2025
• Testers praised the fresh, balanced flavor that was great with chips, on a wrap, or by itself.
  — Good Housekeeping, 20 June 2023
• Now, Wall Street fears that software can do it all by itself.
  — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 13 Feb. 2026
• The baby's probably been there by itself for at least a week.
  — Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 June 2025
• But by itself, this is not what Marvel wanted to see from this project.
  — Paul Tassi, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
• Instead, enjoy a small square of dark chocolate by itself or with fresh fruit.
  — Wendy Bumgardner, Verywell Health, 2 July 2026
• Most people don’t enjoy the taste of chaga tea by itself.
  — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 5 Feb. 2026
• Other times, the film feels too coy, as if embarrassed by itself.
  — Gregory Nussen, Deadline, 8 Mar. 2025
• Absence, by itself, isn’t proof of movement.
  — C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 4 Feb. 2026
• That means drinking orange juice by itself could give you a quick pick-me-up in the morning.
  — Sarah Garone, Health, 17 Sep. 2025
• This, by itself, isn't normally enough to raise the alert status.
  — Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 23 Oct. 2024
• Dulce de leche by itself is too sweet for me—in an alfajor, the cake balances the dulce de leche.
  — Megan Spurrell, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Mar. 2024
• The common thread here is that data by itself is not the solution.
  — Richard Jones, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
• This is a classic soup that can be served by itself or paired with your favorite enchiladas.
  — Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 14 Dec. 2025
• This cyberdeck is not a computer by itself.
  — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 2 Jan. 2026
• Layer it with a blazer for meetings at the office, or wear it by itself for a night out on the town.
  — Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 2 Nov. 2025