Sentence examples for set oneself up from inspiring English sources
One should make the effort to reverse the habitual mode of intelligence and set oneself up immediately in the duration.
One doesn't consciously set oneself up for failure although it seems that way.
To do so is to map an unrealistic fluctuation of personal weight and to set oneself up for an obsession with numbers instead of focusing on the greater whole.
"The Truth Will Set You Free" is a demonstration of the dangers inherent in setting oneself up as a seer.
"Maternal gatekeeping", setting oneself up as the competent parent who knows which day Johnny has violin lessons, can be a way of avoiding that challenge while keeping one's pride.
Perhaps most fundamental is the difficulty of setting oneself up for rejection in the process of seeking affection and support.
Saw, set up, saw, and set up.
This identification with an image of oneself sets up the ego as rivalrous, narcissistic, and aggressive.
