usual self

collocation in English

meaningsofusualandself

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usual
adjective
uk
/ˈjuː.ʒu.əl/us
/ˈjuː.ʒu.əl/
normal; happening, done, or used ...
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self
noun
uk
/self/us
/self/
the set of someone's characteristics, such as personality and ability, that are not physical and make that person different from ...
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(Definition ofusualandselffrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofusual self

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These symptoms were unquestionably a marked deviation from hisusualself.
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In children with chronic mood dysregulation, it may be difficult to identify ausualself.
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Equally, as many will remember, landlords were encouraged to provide more temporary and unsatisfactory housing and less of the moreusualself-contained rental accommodation.
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I believe that this evening she has been herusualself.
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British illogicality is, as we all know, with ourusualselfcomplacency, a great virtue.
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He was not hisusualself.
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There were theusualself-confident statements, indicative of our under-estimation of the skill and resources of the enemy, statements which have proved to be the invariable preludes to disaster.
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Mine cages and trams passed through theusualself-closing air doors.
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She seemed just herusualself, bright and cheerful.
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Yates was hisusualselfand was described as being particularly loving toward his wife.
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Ramsey remained hisusualselfduring the celebrations: not joining in, but rather opting to let his players soak up their achievement.
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She tends to make up rules at her convenience, though, and when she sings her songs (as terrible as herusualself) they are also filled with strange contradictory lyrics.
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They went outside, were not their usual selves and some trouble occurred.
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The mecha is destroyed and all the people running amuck become their usual selves again.
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