for ourselves
idiom
—used to refer to two or more people doing something and not having it done for them by someone else
We want to see it for ourselves.
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Blanco, who's currently engaged to Selena Gomez, 31, made the pineapple look so good in his review, PEOPLE's lifestyle team decided to test it for ourselves.
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Moná Thomas, People.com, 23 May 2025
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
In time, chronic stress can snowball into major health issues for ourselves and our organizations.
—Michele Nealon, Forbes.com, 6 May 2025
That weakness threatens our ability to stand up for ourselves.
—Mohammed Soliman, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Apr. 2025
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Moná Thomas, People.com, 23 May 2025
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
In time, chronic stress can snowball into major health issues for ourselves and our organizations.
—Michele Nealon, Forbes.com, 6 May 2025
That weakness threatens our ability to stand up for ourselves.
—Mohammed Soliman, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for for ourselves
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“For ourselves.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/for%20ourselves. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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