How do you use Yourself in a sentence? See 20 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.

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Yourself in a sentence

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Yourself meaning

  1. Your own self (singular).
  2. You (singular); used emphatically, especially to indicate exclusiveness of the referent's participation in the predicate, i.e., that no one else is involved.
  3. You (singular); even when "you" has not been used previously; see usage notes.

Example sentences (20)

Simply removing yourself from those circumstances is helpful for getting new perspective on yourself and your life.

When you find yourself getting bored with one part of the task, give yourself an excuse to move on to another part.

It’s a way to differentiate yourself from the competition while establishing yourself as an industry thought leader.

But you are also developing the skill of applying yourself and disciplining yourself: your spirit, mind, and body.

It is so easy to compare yourself to others and want to stretch yourself to try to do what you really cannot afford.

Pushing yourself beyond what you think you can do is a good way to train yourself to see possibilities, she added.

Take care of yourself with no remorse because the relationship you have with yourself, is the most important one.

You have a duty to take care of yourself, to protect yourself, and to continue to work toward your own continued healing.

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Instead of being critical of yourself, give yourself some leeway and focus on doing whatever best supports your children.

Whatever your answer, ask yourself another question: Who would make your wishes clear if you couldn’t speak for yourself?

Please, if you have a family history of heart disease you owe it to yourself and your family to have yourself checked out.

You’re clever enough to figure out your next steps all by yourself — get comfortable with trusting yourself!

Trust your inner knowing about when to coddle and care for yourself and when to challenge and push yourself.

Go deep and be real with yourself, then look at what needs to change inside yourself to make these changes.

Please do so while the time is right for, very soon, your inclination will be to keep yourself to yourself!

Whereas if you opted for affirming language you could teach yourself to feel more positive about yourself.

But everybody knows that ordering off Just Eat isn’t quite as affordable as pulling yourself out of bed to fetch it yourself.

Whatever you choose to do, I hope you take some time now to prepare yourself now for the future benefit of yourself and others.

For the benefit of not just yourself, but your children too, I suggest you make yourself the priority.

They advise: “If you find yourself outside and hear thunder, protect yourself by finding a safe enclosed shelter (such as a car).

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Frequently asked questions

How do you use "yourself" in a sentence?
An example: "Simply removing yourself from those circumstances is helpful for getting new perspective on yourself and your life." This page contains 20 example sentences with the word "yourself" from real English texts.
What does "yourself" mean?
Yourself means: Your own self (singular).
How many example sentences with "yourself" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 20 example sentences with "yourself", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.

About these examples

The 20 examples on this page contain the complete word yourself. Duplicate, incomplete, unusually short and technically noisy sentences are removed automatically. The definition is sourced from Wiktionary. Read more about our sources and checks on the About Voorbeeldzinnen.info page or see how to report a correction.