themselves
[ðəmˈselvz]
Definition:
1. Used when people or animals performing an action are also affected by it.
2. Used to emphasize they or a plural subject.
'themselves' example sentence:
- Her words impressed themselves on my memory.
- The kids filled themselves with snacks.
- Two men near him threw themselves flat.
- Don and Julie paid for it themselves.
- The children were arguing amongst themselves.
- After all, what more can anyone be than themselves?
- Many mentally ill people are themselves unhappy about the idea of community care.
- These cells are able to reduplicate themselves.
- The delegates ranged themselves around the table.
- They all seemed to be enjoying themselves.
- The children adorned themselves with flowers.
- They've bought themselves a new car.
- They ended by making themselves miserable.
- They made themselves a den in the woods.
- I like to see them enjoying themselves.
- They did the cooking by themselves.
- Witnesses lied and perjured themselves.
- The soldiers camouflaged themselves with leaves.
- Any users of credit may overextend themselves.
- What can a patient with emphysema do to help themselves?.
- The raiders disguised themselves as security guards.
- The team gave a good account of themselves in the match.
- This charity aims to help people help themselves.
- She taught her children to stick up for themselves at school.
- They all enjoyed themselves at the party.
- There wasn't anyone who hadn't enjoyed themselves.
- The men talked amongst themselves.
- They prostrated themselves before their king.
- Animals adjust themselves to their environment.
- Some people enjoy themselves wherever they are.
- They wanted to spend the evening by themselves.
- They enjoyed exemption from customs duties on goods to be used by themselves.
- The soldiers camouflaged themselves with leaves and twigs.
- Cities themselves are changing rapidly.
- Many people teach themselves to windsurf.
- They expressed themselves delighted.
- They seemed to be enjoying themselves.
- The symptoms of the disease manifested themselves ten days later.
- Some actors never watch themselves on screen.
- The directors have just voted themselves a huge pay increase.
- The men armed themselves with sticks and stones.
- They have dragged themselves thither for shelter.
- Each student makes only one item themselves.
- They braced themselves against the wind.
- The students must submit themselves to the disciplines at school.
- Nobody was prepared to commit themselves.
- In the last resort everyone must decide for themselves.
- Some animals roll themselves into a ball for protection.
- They called themselves the New Romantics.
- The troops prepared themselves to go into battle.
- Parents should involve themselves in their child's education.
- They loaded themselves with food, medical supplies, and oxygen equipment.
- Most students face the problem of funding themselves while they are studying.
- They themselves had had a similar experience.