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Meanings of myself in English

[Me, as direct object;] The speaker as the object of a verb or preposition, when the speaker is also the subject.

Usage of myself in English
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That's another question I often ask myself, and I have no answer.
The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair
2
We should be clear: I myself do not fully understand this question.
Bad science
3
When I ask myself whether I love Mark, the answer is yes.
Anthropology of an american girl: a novel
4
In the long years ahead, I need some way to occupy myself.
Taking care of gods
5
Fine, fine, I stopped feeling sorry for myself long enough to answer.
Bitch is the new black: a memoir
6
I'm also pretty good at steeling myself in a moment of crisis.
Huck: the remarkable true story of how one lost puppy taught a f...
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I started at Holy Cross myself exactly 30 years ago this month.
The Irish Times
8
So I hope to continue writing everything myself in the future too.
Wired
9
The problem is that no one, certainly including myself, can say why.
First degree
10
NF: My books are a dialogue; a dialogue between society and myself.
Ebony
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I find myself thinking a familiar thought: thank God I came early.
The Guardian
12
I hadn't quite been able to bring myself to open it yet.
Nocturnal
13
I hadn't stopped to ask myself that question since I'd started residency.
Nocturnal
14
I certainly have earned the right to express myself in another way.
Life
15
By helping people today, I was just helping myself for the future.
From a Certain Point of View
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In my second year at Toulon I really devoted myself to Islam.
The Guardian
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