Sentence examples for himself or herself from inspiring English sources

'himself or herself' is correct and usable in written English.
It is used as a reflexive pronoun when referring back to the subject of the sentence and replaces the pronoun in a reflexive construction. For example: Each contestant must choose himself or herself as the winner.

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To assume everyone is out for himself or herself?

"It is every man and woman for himself or herself.

That's how a candidate defines himself or herself.

"We allow the person to speak for himself or herself".

The author called himself or herself S Tipping.

Particularly when a police officer is by himself or herself, it's difficult to do".

"No one can reasonably expect a person to oversee himself or herself," the authors say.

Perhaps it's the Lake Wobegone Effect: Everyone believes himself or herself to be above average.

That someone helped himself or herself to a $8,499 refund.

No one will upload himself or herself (memories, personality, neuroses, creepy desires) into a computer.

To me, it also signals that the person isn't in it just for himself or herself.

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