Definition: 1. Your consciousness of your own identity. 2. A person considered as a unique individual. 3. Combining form; oneself or itself.
Use 'self' in a sentence:
1. I'm taking classes in self-defence.
2. Anna's self-confidence had been completely shattered.
3. Richard's self confidence is growing steadily.
4. He was very independent and self-willed.
5. He gave a self-deprecating shrug.
6. She was back to her old self again.
7. He prayed to be saved from self-indulgence.
8. She still looks her old self.
9. He was still his old jokey self.
10. Dishonesty is ultimately self-defeating.
11. He claims he acted in self-defence.
12. You'll soon be feeling your old self again.
13. Everybody should do good self work.
14. He is a self-proclaimed racist.
15. An obsessive search for our inner selves, far from saving the world, could send us all mad.
16. Johnson returned to the track after his ban but was a shadow of his former self.
17. The parties involved should exercise ( self-) restraint and prevent the situation from getting worse.
18. You need to demonstrate more self-control.
19. I have visited some of the newer supposedly "effective" schools, where children shout slogans in order to learn self-control or must stand behind their desk when they can't sit still.
20. He is not his usual self today.
21. He radiated self-confidence and optimism.
22. The illness has worn him down to a mere shadow of his former self.
23. Although much less experienced, he gave a good account of him self in the boxing match.
24. The face is the true self visible to others.
25. This person is none other than my humble self.
26. He was self-important, vain and ignorant.
27. The self is the only knowable existent.
28. He was a generous self-sacrificing man.
29. He is a self-declared populist.
30. As children develop, some of the most important things they learn have to do with their sense of self.
31. The newer company linked with several older ones for self protection.
32. You didn't hurt your little self, did you?
33. He has no self-confidence.
34. He was inclined to self-pity.
35. Wit Wolzek claimed the legislation could impinge on privacy, self determination and respect for religious liberty.
36. I saw in him a mirror image of my younger self.
37. His manner was self-assured and brusque.
38. You're self-employed, I gather.
39. The words flooded him with self-pity.
40. She had a little core of self-will.
41. I want to explore and get in touch with my inner self.
42. We look forward to seeing Mrs Brown and your good self this evening.
43. He is a self-made man.
44. This tape will self-destruct in 30 seconds.
45. He's not his usual happy self this morning.
46. You're looking more like your usual self.
47. You're not your usual cheerful self today.
48. She'd blossomed into a self-confident young woman.
49. He was dashing, self-confident and flirtatious.
50. Few males can resist a self-confident seductress.
51. People learned self-reliance because they had to.
52. She didn't do it for any reason of self.
53. She doesn't reveal much of her inner self.
54. Staying calm was an exercise in self-control.
55. He was a shy, self-effacing man.
56. Many people living in institutions have lost their sense of self.
57. Only with a few people could she be her real self.
58. When he talks, he only gives glimpses of his real self.
