Sentence examples for pull oneself together from inspiring English sources

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pulling oneself together

"pull oneself together" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
The phrase means to regain composure, control emotions, or get back to a state of order or normalcy after experiencing a difficult, chaotic, or emotional situation. Examples: 1. After getting fired from his job, John took a few days off to pull himself together before starting his job search. 2. Despite feeling overwhelmed and anxious about her upcoming presentation, Sarah managed to pull herself together and deliver a successful pitch to her company's board. 3. During the catastrophic earthquake, the survivors had to pull themselves together and work together to rebuild their community. 4. After breaking up with her long-term partner, Lisa needed some time to pull herself together and move on with her life. 5. Despite the intense pressure and competition, the team managed to pull themselves together and win the championship game.

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pull oneself together

verb

To become mentally focused after a period of being unfocused.

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When he was poor, he believed more than ever in his abilities; when he began to grow weary, he was urged on more powerfully still by the image and idea that it is beautiful to pull oneself together.

The New Yorker

The variables "difficulties falling asleep", "disturbed sleep", "having had a good sleep" and "having to pull oneself together to do something" had a wide range of inter-item-correlation (r = 0.16 to 0.56) and item-total-correlation, consistent with variation found in other studies of psychometric measures and sleep monitoring [ 38, 39].

BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine

The interaction between physical activity, ability, "having to pull oneself together" and sleep quality ("being rested") and its relationship to circadian well-being ("morningness") has also been reported by other investigators [ 40, 41] as has its relationship with perspiration [ 12, 36].

BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine

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Things that I find unhelpful are mainly the attitudes of people who don't understand depression and think it's just a matter of "pulling oneself together" or "just getting on with things" or "stop worrying and cheer up".

The Guardian

Pull it together.

The New York Times

But pull yourself together.

The New Yorker

"Pull yourselves together.

The New York Times

Pull yourself together man.

The Guardian - Sport

Pull yourself together, Clark.

The New Yorker

Pull yourself together, nobody died.

Independent

"Pull yourself together," Mark's mother said.

The New Yorker

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