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Example sentences for "find themselves"

  • It was a desperate situation in which to find themselves, and the trouble was that Dick and Alec, though burning to do something active, could see their way to do nothing.

  • They clambered over the main rail to find themselves on a narrow way provided with very shallow steps.

  • In the present instance our heroes' prayers were not heard, and days and weeks flew by; then the sky cleared, and they saw the sun once more, but only to find themselves so surrounded by ice on all quarters that escape was impossible.

  • They cross a wild frozen stream, and at sunrise rejoice to find themselves on the borders of a broad lake.

  • Awakening one night, if one may so speak of a time that was all night, they were surprised in the extreme to find themselves in the midst of a strange glimmering light.

  • Persons, without being fully aware of it, find themselves more or less reflected in these seances.

  • The next day they woke up at noon, and at first seemed very much surprised to find themselves together.

  • Third reading of the essay on the "Abolition of the penalty of tragedy," and subscription on behalf of tragic authors who will one day find themselves out of employment.

  • It puts them upon an equal footing with other business men and masters of enterprise, as it should; and upon its passage they will find themselves quit of many of the difficulties which now hamper them in the field of credit.

  • Old hunters have told me they hide from crows whenever they find themselves in hostile territory, because through their cawing the birds tell the Indians strangers are in the woods.

  • After their life spent on the muddy Missouri it was a great pleasure to Dick and Roger to find themselves upon a stream where they could in places look down for many feet, and see the stones on the bottom, so transparent was the water.


  • The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "find themselves" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.


    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    certain small; find also; find anything; find here; find himself; find mention; find myself; find nothing; find ourselves; find out; find some; find something; find that; find them; finding herself; finding himself; finding that; finding the; finding water; frequent desire; give testimony; lead them; long cord; several important; turn the; twice over