Sentence examples for our former selves from inspiring English sources

New York City does not hold our former selves against us.

But all take us to living museums of our former selves.

"No way," the kids say when we tell them stories of our former selves.

We are all just a stumble or burst blood vessel away from becoming uncomprehending parodies of our former selves.

The point was to test our mettle, to lay bare the depths of our character and commitment, to break the individuals so that the group could be built — amalgamated from the debris of our former selves.

Now what we share more than a daily life is history; memories of our former selves are prompted by songs we hear on the car radio — "oldies but goodies" — and the dusty records we find in yard sales.

Inhabiting your former self can be hard work.

A shadow of your former self lives in shame.

"Only an extraordinary act of will could recall us to our former, living selves".

No regrets: We may all sometimes pine for our former employed selves, but that doesn't mean you should (especially during an interview) convey regret for having stayed home for several years, or however long your sabbatical was.

Our housing and finance industries are shadows of their former selves.