self
[self]
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:
- I'm taking classes in self-defence.
- Anna's self-confidence had been completely shattered.
- Richard's self confidence is growing steadily.
- He was very independent and self-willed.
- He gave a self-deprecating shrug.
- She was back to her old self again.
- He prayed to be saved from self-indulgence.
- She still looks her old self.
- He was still his old jokey self.
- Dishonesty is ultimately self-defeating.
- He claims he acted in self-defence.
- You'll soon be feeling your old self again.
- Everybody should do good self work.
- He is a self-proclaimed racist.
- An obsessive search for our inner selves, far from saving the world, could send us all mad.
- Johnson returned to the track after his ban but was a shadow of his former self.
- The parties involved should exercise ( self-) restraint and prevent the situation from getting worse.
- You need to demonstrate more self-control.
- 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.
- He is not his usual self today.
- He radiated self-confidence and optimism.
- The illness has worn him down to a mere shadow of his former self.
- Although much less experienced, he gave a good account of him self in the boxing match.
- The face is the true self visible to others.
- This person is none other than my humble self.
- He was self-important, vain and ignorant.
- The self is the only knowable existent.
- He was a generous self-sacrificing man.
- He is a self-declared populist.
- As children develop, some of the most important things they learn have to do with their sense of self.
- The newer company linked with several older ones for self protection.
- You didn't hurt your little self, did you?
- He has no self-confidence.
- He was inclined to self-pity.
- Wit Wolzek claimed the legislation could impinge on privacy, self determination and respect for religious liberty.
- I saw in him a mirror image of my younger self.
- His manner was self-assured and brusque.
- You're self-employed, I gather.
- The words flooded him with self-pity.
- She had a little core of self-will.
- I want to explore and get in touch with my inner self.
- We look forward to seeing Mrs Brown and your good self this evening.
- He is a self-made man.
- This tape will self-destruct in 30 seconds.
- He's not his usual happy self this morning.
- You're looking more like your usual self.
- You're not your usual cheerful self today.
- She'd blossomed into a self-confident young woman.
- He was dashing, self-confident and flirtatious.
- Few males can resist a self-confident seductress.
- People learned self-reliance because they had to.
- She didn't do it for any reason of self.
- She doesn't reveal much of her inner self.
- Staying calm was an exercise in self-control.
- He was a shy, self-effacing man.
- Many people living in institutions have lost their sense of self.
- Only with a few people could she be her real self.
- When he talks, he only gives glimpses of his real self.
- You need to build your self-esteem.