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on one's own

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of on one's own in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of on one's own in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of on one's own in a Sentence

  1. Margaret Oliphant Oliphant:

    Oh, never mind the fashion. When one has a style of one's own, it is always twenty times better.

  2. Porsche Chief Executive Oliver Blume:

    Partnerships are generally not a bad idea if one's own competencies are insufficient. But we are on the one hand part of a strong company and on the other hand have no plans to lead the charge in this area. We'll leave that to others.

  3. Sipho P Nkosi:

    Knowing yourself requires a space of one's own.

  4. A. C. Benson:

    I am sure it is one's duty as a teacher to try to show boys that no opinions, no tastes, no emotions are worth much unless they are one's own. I suffered acutely as a boy from the lack of being shown this.

  5. Victor Frankl:

    Everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last of human freedoms -- to chose one’s attitudes in any given set of circumstances, to choose one’s own way.

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