How to Use to yourself/himself/herself/themselves in a Sentence
to yourself/himself/herself/themselves
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Know when to share feelings and when to keep things to yourself.
—Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 10 May 2024
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Hence the idea of the list, a gift to his mother and to himself.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2023
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Lawrence looks torn, as if afraid to admit that truth to himself.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 30 Oct. 2024
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Try to be kind to yourself and view your life through a lens of abundance.
—Shon Faye, Vogue, 15 Aug. 2023
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And be willing to keep certain things to yourself and walk away.
—Dinorah Nieves, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
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Be true to yourself and know enough to walk away from temptation.
—Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2024
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Do not ask anyone else to keep it to themselves, and word will trickle out.
—Jeanne Phillips, The Mercury News, 3 June 2024
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Joey had sent an email to herself to keep track of everything that had gone wrong.
—AZCentral.com, 28 Aug. 2023
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Students can either keep the items to themselves or share them with their friends.
—Moriah Mason, Southern Living, 12 Dec. 2023
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Shooting this film is not going to fix your past, so don’t do that to yourself.
—Jordan Riefe, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Sep. 2024
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This is a time to tend to yourself with gentleness and honesty.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 27 July 2025
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The mysterious man kept to himself and walked ahead of the boys.
—Natalie Morales, CBS News, 18 Nov. 2023
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Allison liked to run with friends, while Todd kept to himself.
—Longreads, 9 July 2024
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Cass said the message was a reminder—first and foremost—to herself.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Aug. 2025
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Here's another one that makes a great gift to yourself or the golf trip taker in your life.
—Neha Tandon, Women's Health, 3 Aug. 2023
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Which means, better to keep the following list to yourself, just to be on the safe side.
—Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 21 Sep. 2024
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Don’t keep the glow to yourself — spread the love to someone who needs a little summer lift.
—Ronnie Li, USA Today, 18 June 2025
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Hill tried to toss the ball up to her but one fan in Dolphins colors tipped the ball to himself.
—Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 8 Oct. 2023
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Some of the posts even mimicked his habit of referring to himself in the third person.
—Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 14 July 2025
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On her way home from work to see her best friend Joel, Sam sings to herself, unprompted.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 27 Oct. 2024
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To come back to the water by the end is a rebirth for her, a rejoining of herself to herself.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 23 Feb. 2024
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My lyrics demonstrate a Young Miko that’s 100% true to herself.
—Jessica Roiz, Billboard, 1 Mar. 2024
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The building was leased by Saltzer, and Rasmus was able to transfer the lease to himself.
—Darin Oswald, Idaho Statesman, 11 Apr. 2024
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The pair, who married in late 2021, kept the news of their baby boy to themselves for over a week.
—Nicholas Rice, Peoplemag, 14 Oct. 2023
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On Angela’s end, there’s no need to lie to her mother, though May will have to keep the truth to herself.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 23 Apr. 2025
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At the same time, Baker must be chuckling to himself at the prospect of catching these Rangers.
—Tim Cowlishaw, Dallas News, 11 July 2023
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The rookie looked at Will Cuylle, who was with him on the rush, but decided to keep it to himself.
—Peter Baugh, The Athletic, 2 Jan. 2025
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To be the only pedestrian for blocks, to have an acre of Central Park to yourself.
—Sigrid Nunez, Harper's Magazine, 16 Oct. 2023
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Attendees at the AmEx event won’t get to hoard their impressions of the show to themselves for long, though.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 10 Oct. 2023
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After the surgery, Ambrose’s parents named him Kristi, and their doctor told them to keep the truth to themselves.
—Elizabeth Yuko, Rolling Stone, 8 Mar. 2025
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