How to Use for ourselves in a Sentence

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  • The Star-Telegram went to take a taste for ourselves, and our palates were quite pleased.
    — Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Apr. 2025
  • To the end, Nolan trusts us to seek out and think about history for ourselves.
    — Justin Chang, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2023
  • The three of us have weathered the change brought by divorce and carved out a new normal for ourselves, a new way to be at home.
    — Gwen Faulkenberry, arkansasonline.com, 19 Dec. 2024
  • Each of us can build our own healthy and functional habits for ourselves.
    — Ildeme Mahinay Koch, Forbes, 4 May 2023
  • When we are done making babies, we’re left to fend for ourselves.
    — Alice Park, TIME, 20 Feb. 2025
  • For many of us, our skin care routines are the only moments in the day that are truly for ourselves.
    — Celeste Polanco, Essence, 20 Dec. 2024
  • But isn’t what’s true for our stage performers just as true for ourselves?
    — Kelly Leonard, Forbes.com, 4 June 2025
  • And that starts with not pocketing more of their money for ourselves.
    — Michael Slaten, Orange County Register, 4 Oct. 2024
  • There’s no room for feeling sorry for ourselves in the NBA, in life in general.
    — Anthony Slater, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
  • To transform not just for today, and not just for ourselves—but for the future of an industry?
    — Forbes, 7 Oct. 2024
  • And maybe, just maybe, the power of a dream is enough to rewrite the future—not just for ourselves but for generations to come.
    — Dr. Maky Zanganeh, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
  • What applies for other apes is best kept in mind for ourselves as well, says Schuppli.
    — Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 25 June 2025
  • In a relationship sense, though, each of us decides for ourselves what is okay with us.
    — Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 6 Oct. 2023
  • Sitting here feeling sad for ourselves isn’t gonna be the culprit to us figuring it out.
    — Helene Elliott, Los Angeles Times, 4 Jan. 2024
  • The stupid way to be selfish is seeking happiness for ourselves alone.
    — Chris Schembra, Rolling Stone, 5 Sep. 2024
  • But that pluralistic spirit means the rest of us must be free to reject them for ourselves.
    — Matt Ford, The New Republic, 26 Sep. 2023
  • The aim was to quiet the mind and cultivate compassion for ourselves and others.
    — Nora Walsh, Travel + Leisure, 21 Sep. 2024
  • But that can short-circuit more interesting thoughts that may be more valuable for ourselves and the world.
    — The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 10 June 2025
  • My hope is that people have seen the commitment over the last five years to our customers, to our market, to using our own product for ourselves.
    — John Ellett, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2023
  • The school administrators and our parents were clueless; as teenagers, we were left to fend for ourselves.
    — Jon Lee Anderson, Harpers Magazine, 23 Apr. 2025
  • Of buying shiny new water bottles and cozy new fleeces for friends and family, and maybe sometimes for ourselves.
    — Lisa Jhung, Outside Online, 25 Dec. 2024
  • In order to be better advocates for ourselves and our customers, Wells Fargo workers need a voice on the job.
    — Debbie Warren, Fortune, 10 July 2023
  • These bans strip us of the autonomy to make decisions that are best for ourselves and our families.
    — Monica Simpson, Essence, 2 Oct. 2024
  • So why make things harder for ourselves?
    — James Vincent, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
  • Can't felly sorry for ourselves.
    — CBS News, 15 Dec. 2025
  • But my mom gave us such a healthy start in life that my sisters and I have naturally done that for ourselves and for our kids.
    — Charles Trepany, USA Today, 8 Dec. 2025
  • But full disclosure—we're in it a little bit for ourselves as well.
    — Wilder Davies, Bon Appetit Magazine, 1 Dec. 2025
  • This allowed the boys to have quality time, while their dad and I took a moment for ourselves.
    — Alesa Andrew, Parents, 23 Nov. 2025
  • Not just for ourselves, not just for our families, but for our city, our state, and our country.
    — Deputy News Editor, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
  • We were fueled by a rush of desire to keep up, to make a mark, to claim a place for ourselves in the changing landscape.
    — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 14 Oct. 2025

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