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'self' in a sentence

Learn how to use 'self' with 20 example sentences.


self noun

: your consciousness of your own identity

: a person considered as a unique individual

self adjective

: (used as a combining form) relating to--of or by or to or from or for--the self


  • They claim that they acted in self defense.
  • The self-driving car crashed into a wall.
  • He loses self-control when he's drunk.
  • My positive self-talk creates my reality.
  • Everyone is locked up at home in self-isolation.
  • I didn't feel self-conscious at all.
  • Where does this self-confidence come from?
  • I have very low self-esteem.
  • The police realized that Dan acted in self-defence.
  • You weren't your normal self that day.
  • Don't you have any self-respect?
  • Tattoos are a form of self-expression.
  • He was only a shadow of his former self.
  • Self-driving cars are the future.
  • He is his usual self.
  • Don't be so self-important.
  • He is what is called a self-made man.
  • She's only a shell of her former self.
  • Self-pity won't help you.
  • He is a self-taught artist.
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