How do you use Selves in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.
Selves in a sentence
Selves meaning
- plural of self
- plural of selfe
Using Selves
- The main meaning on this page is: plural of self | plural of selfe
- In the example corpus, selves often appears in combinations such as: selves and, true selves, best selves.
Context around Selves
- Average sentence length in these examples: 27.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 6 middle, 12 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Selves
- In this selection, "selves" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 27.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, better, authentic, moral, identify, cuomo and authentically stand out and add context to how "selves" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and moral selves identify love and fearful combative selves. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "selves" sits close to words such as abhishek, athenian and batted, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with selves
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Like Chelsea, Liverpool were a shadow of their former selves last season also. (13 words)
In Chapter 81, the primary characters are highlighted, revealing their actual selves by removing. (14 words)
Indeed, they didn’t care very much for their own selves,” Nehru wrote in admiration of the suffering. (18 words)
At the core of the divine action of epic decolonization in Part 2 is something new: neither anger at and hatred of the oppressors nor vengeance, but rather compassion for the oppressed—for our own unliberated, devalued selves. (38 words)
Five Republican Presidential contenders spoke at the Moms for Liberty conference and basked in the warm reception they received from these fierce “Joyful Warriors,” a favored Moms For Liberty term used to explain their newly found political selves. (38 words)
Season 7 has largely revolved around the characters rediscovering their sexualities and embracing sexual liberation after getting stuck in the 1950s without their modern-day memories and reverting to their teenage selves, in case you forgot. (36 words)
Example sentences (20)
But let's find our better selves in doing it, and let New York lead the way in finding their better selves and demonstrating their better selves," Cuomo said.
Our religious and moral selves identify love with care, friendship and altruism; and our pragmatic selves identify it with practical arrangement.
She discusses how Satan becomes a figure that reflects our own hatreds and prejudices, and the struggle between our loving selves and our fearful, combative selves.
After losing three straight games, the B’s looked like their old selves on Wednesday in Toronto, using a strong third period to leave the Maple Leafs in their dust in a 5-2 victory.
And it’s about building an environment where people feel they can bring their whole selves to work in a culture of safety and equality.
Any notion that the Canadians wouldn't give their all in the game quickly evaporated when the whistle blew; Once the match kicked off, Bev Priestman's team were their usual hard-tackling selves.
As they delved deeper into this newfound fascination, they realized that crossdressing allowed them to express their true selves authentically.
At the core of the divine action of epic decolonization in Part 2 is something new: neither anger at and hatred of the oppressors nor vengeance, but rather compassion for the oppressed—for our own unliberated, devalued selves.
But in a fresh Instagram video, the pair were their cheery selves, and wished their followers and fans a happy time over Christmas.
By providing an environment where all employees are encouraged to be their authentic selves, Kalopsia Collective has become a trailblazer in fostering a positive and supportive work culture.
Five Republican Presidential contenders spoke at the Moms for Liberty conference and basked in the warm reception they received from these fierce “Joyful Warriors,” a favored Moms For Liberty term used to explain their newly found political selves.
In Chapter 81, the primary characters are highlighted, revealing their actual selves by removing.
Indeed, they didn’t care very much for their own selves,” Nehru wrote in admiration of the suffering.
It is a necessary aspect of their stories that leads to an even more satisfying conclusion when the characters inevitably come out on top and become their most authentic selves.
It's possible instead that the Fourteenth Doctor travels back through their own timeline for answers as to why he has the face of his Tenth incarnation, bumping into his past selves along the way.
Just like Reed, the song too, could never make it to the mainstream, yet what he has left behind has inspired many “undergrounds” to explore their inner selves and walk on the wild side.
Like Chelsea, Liverpool were a shadow of their former selves last season also.
More distressing is the fact that Levy has become a tangled amalgamation of all his variant selves – many of whom come from realities like the dystopia seen at the start of the episode.
Really the most important thing we can do is work to impose legal limits on corporate and intelligence agency surveillance of our electronic selves.
Season 7 has largely revolved around the characters rediscovering their sexualities and embracing sexual liberation after getting stuck in the 1950s without their modern-day memories and reverting to their teenage selves, in case you forgot.
Common combinations with selves
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- selves and 21×
- true selves 16×
- best selves 13×
- own selves 11×
- authentic selves 10×
- selves in 8×
- former selves 8×
- selves to 7×
- our selves 5×
- past selves 4×