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Discover LudwigThe phrase "were themselves" is grammatically correct and can be used in written English.
It is often used to emphasize that the subject of the sentence is acting in a natural or genuine manner, without any external influences or pressures. Example: The children were themselves again, playing and laughing without a care in the world. In this example, the phrase "were themselves" implies that the children are behaving in their true, uninhibited selves, without any restrictions or expectations from adults.
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Health workers were themselves infected.
The photos were themselves assaults.
They were themselves the true patriots.
Some monasteries were themselves hit hard.
That they were themselves rich.
12 Petitioner's compounds were themselves so named.
Many were themselves mistreated as children.
Archigram's designs were themselves media-inspired.
Art exhibitions were themselves a novelty.
The two attackers were themselves killed.
Later, the attackers were themselves shot to death.
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