by ourselves
idiom
1
: without any help from other people
We did it (all) by ourselves.
2
: with nobody else except us
We went to the movies by ourselves.
We both live by ourselves.
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Therefore embracing the mistakes made by ourselves and others is the obvious way through!
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Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 1 Aug. 2024
For my partner and I, this meant eating fish and chips for lunch at a traditional pub, as well as tasting some local whiskies at a cozy hotel bar by ourselves.
—Vicki Denig, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 May 2024
No worries — 37 days was more than enough time to put together an entire headlining set all by ourselves.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 17 Apr. 2024
Overcoming this can mean silencing self-doubt and challenging the limiting beliefs that are imposed by society and, at times, by ourselves.
—Angela Quach, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
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Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 1 Aug. 2024
For my partner and I, this meant eating fish and chips for lunch at a traditional pub, as well as tasting some local whiskies at a cozy hotel bar by ourselves.
—Vicki Denig, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 May 2024
No worries — 37 days was more than enough time to put together an entire headlining set all by ourselves.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 17 Apr. 2024
Overcoming this can mean silencing self-doubt and challenging the limiting beliefs that are imposed by society and, at times, by ourselves.
—Angela Quach, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
See all Example Sentences for by ourselves
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“By ourselves.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/by%20ourselves. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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