Sentence examples for told themselves from inspiring English sources

It's the story he and his advisers told themselves.

The setting was too perfect, Indian fans told themselves.

This was a cow whisperer, cattle people told themselves.

The Pilgrims told themselves they'd have to start exploring.

"Many told themselves that the worst was over.

But this time was different, investors told themselves.

The men told themselves they were glad to get out of Haiti.

To avoid being enticed to stray, they apparently told themselves she wasn't all that hot anyway.

Many told themselves and each other that this time would change things, just as Americans had told themselves after 9/11.

Instead what happened was this: Conservatives told themselves how steadfast they were being for a few weeks.

JERUSALEM — For years Israelis told themselves they had to suppress major domestic difficulties to deal first with their existential challenge.