Themselves in a sentence (esp. good sentence like quote, proverb...)

Similar words: himself, by himself, vessel, evolve, resolve, involve, them, invest. Meaning: [ð(ə)mˈselvz]

pron.1. an emphatic form of them or they: The authors themselves left the theater. The contract was written by the partners themselves. 2. a reflexive form of they (used as the direct or indirect object of a verb or the object of a preposition): They washed themselves quickly. The painters gave themselves a week to finish the work. The noisy passengers drew attention to themselves. 3. (used after an indefinite singular antecedent in place of the definite masculine himself or the definite feminine herself): No one who ignores the law can call themselves a good citizen. 4. (used in place of they or them after as, than, or but): no soldiers braver than themselves; As for the entertainers, everyone got paid but themselves. 5. their usual, normal, characteristic selves: After a hot meal and a few hours' rest, they were themselves again..

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31. Must they reconcile themselves to their fate?

32. Parents always ask children to behave themselves at dinner.

33. They divided the money between themselves.

34. Did they enjoy themselves at the theatre?

35. They all seemed to be enjoying themselves.

36. They expatriated themselves for years at London.

37. The children are disporting themselves in the swimming pool.

38. Many of those arrested refused to identify themselves .

39. They prostrated themselves before their king.

40. They kept whiskey to antidote themselves against snake bike.

41. Some people enjoy themselves wherever they are.

42. They seemed to be enjoying themselves.

43. They affiliated themselves with the same political party.

44. The children are bathing themselves in water.

45. They refused to resign themselves to defeat.

46. The soldiers dug themselves in along the bank.

47. They huddled together to protect themselves from the wind.

48. The children were arguing amongst themselves.

49. They helped themselves from a large dish of pasta.

50. They equipped themselves for the expedition.

51. Church leaders have aligned themselves with the opposition.

52. The terrorists financed themselves by robbing banks.

53. The car parts themselves are not expensive,(http://sentencedict.com/themselves.html) it's the labour that costs the money.

54. It's good for students to puzzle things out for themselves.

55. A key task is to get pupils to perceive for themselves the relationship between success and effort.

56. Most students face the problem of funding themselves while they are studying.

57. They've even got one of those icky photos of themselves on the bedside table.

58. Some people like to strip themselves naked while they have a swim in a secluded place.

59. 50% of men under 35 spend at least 20 minutes preening themselves every morning in the bathroom.

60. That man has such an enormous ego - I've never known anyone so full of themselves!

31. These people often are oppressed by the governments of the countries they find themselves in.

32. These figures may look good on paper but are cold comfort to the islanders themselves.

33. The socialists saw themselves as true heirs of the Enlightenment.

34. They found themselves trapped in the no-man's-land between the two warring factions.

35. Because of the legislation I could not employ a woman. Women have made themselves unemployable. They have scored an own goal.

36. They found themselves competing with foreign companies for a share of the market.

37. I wish people would just be themselves instead of trying to seem important.

38. The book is very revealing about young people's views of themselves.

39. They equipped themselves with a pair of sharp axes and set off for the forest.

40. Many of these street people seemed to support themselves by panhandling and doing odd jobs.

41. The teacher asked the students to make up short dialogues by themselves.

42. They decided to kill themselves rather than suffer a worse fate at the hands of their enemy.

43. Teachers have no choice but to take measures to protect themselves.

44. Only a small minority of the mentally ill are liable to harm themselves or others.

45. All our officers are trained to defend themselves against knife attacks.

46. Whoever uprooted that tree ought to be ashamed of themselves.

47. They proudly declared themselves part of a new autonomous province.

48. They are deceiving themselves.

49. Police had to interpose themselves between the two rival groups.

50. The children seem to be totally incapable of working by themselves.

51. These dictators have entrenched themselves politically and are difficult to move.

52. Minor cuts and grazes can usually be left uncovered to heal by themselves.

53. They are like heavyweight boxers, trying to psych each other out and build themselves up.

54. By bathing in unclean water, they expose themselves to contamination.

55. Many white-collar workers, like stock brokers and investment bankers, find themselves in the unemployment lines.

56. The kids had to fend for themselves while their parents were away.

57. The explosion caused little structural damage to the office towers themselves.

58. Some villagers were resting themselves in the shade.

59. They amused themselves by playing games.

60. They earned a fortune amongst themselves.

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