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ourselves

British pronunciation/a‌ʊ‌əsˈɛlvz/
American pronunciation/aʊɝˈsɛɫvz/, /ɑɹˈsɛɫvz/
ourselves
[PRONOUN]
1

used when the speaker and one or more other people are both the ones who do an action and the ones who are affected by it

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Examples
1We pride ourselves on producing high-quality products.
2We found ourselves on the pig's back after our product gained such widespread success across the country.
3We shouldn't blame ourselves for what happened.
4We shared the globe artichoke among ourselves, dipping the leaves into a creamy garlic sauce.
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