How to Use self in a Sentence

self

noun

• She showed her better self at the party.
• Philosophers have written about the conception of the self.
• Her public self is very different from her private self.
• Your friends can be your worst self.
  — Jennifer Liu, CNBC, 26 Oct. 2025
• His self-tape had struck a chord.
  — Jay Glennie, Rolling Stone, 28 Oct. 2025
• The self-timer is easy to use, too.
  — Jim Fisher, PC Magazine, 17 Mar. 2026
• My artist self isn’t any less of my true self.
  — Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 22 Oct. 2025
• There was no self-loathing in John.
  — Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Sep. 2025
• That’s when Long learned about self-tapes.
  — Benjamin Svetkey, HollywoodReporter, 18 June 2026
• Duque told him not to self-deport.
  — Charlotte Observer, 27 Feb. 2026
• There's a freedom of self here.
  — Kirsty Hatcher, People.com, 2 Sep. 2025
• There’s a freedom of self here.
  — Shania Russell, EW.com, 1 Sep. 2025
• Walked up to the self-checkout and paid.
  — Joseph Erbentraut, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Apr. 2026
• Your future self will thank you.
  — Miami Herald, 25 Feb. 2026
• Trust me, your future self will thank you.
  — Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 21 Feb. 2026
• Alas, the self-repair didn’t work.
  — Neil J. Rubenking, PC Magazine, 25 June 2026
• Oh, and brush up on those self-rescue skills!
  — Maya Silver, Outside, 29 Sep. 2025
• The only self-check out that doesn't waste your time.
  — Kenny Malone, NPR, 13 Feb. 2026
• There’s your true self, and then there’s also your artist self.
  — Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 22 Oct. 2025
• That’s what causes the death of the soul, the death of the self.
  — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 26 Mar. 2026
• Your brain, your body, and your future self will all thank you.
  — Kevin Kruse, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
• Many types self-seed and will pop up in your garden again next year.
  — Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 14 Feb. 2026
• Dark skin this, mukhang-achay that—what a country of self-loathers!
  — Han Ong, New Yorker, 15 Mar. 2026
• Did Christian’s self-vote send him home?
  — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 23 Apr. 2026
• My 15-year-old self can't believe it.
  — Daniela Avila, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
• Say yes to things your cautious self might decline.
  — Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 2 Nov. 2025
• Adding guilt and worry to your plate is rarely self serving.
  — Devonne Goode, Parents, 9 Sep. 2025
• The routines that informed the self are gone.
  — Literary Hub, 27 May 2026
• All rope snaps must be self-closing and self-locking.
  — Calin Van Paris, Outside, 19 Mar. 2026
• Neither party feels safe to show their true selves this way.
  — Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025