second self
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of second self
First recorded in 1580–90
Example Sentences
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Mr Davies said that Ms Beal introduced a "second self" in the journals, who she called Tulip 22, "who is capable of wholly different and darker conduct than her public persona of committed teacher."
From BBC • Apr. 19, 2024
For him, the operation is a means of creating a grief-free second self.
From New York Times • Feb. 17, 2022
Sarah Koenig was both the first great star and first great character of a fledgling medium, an amateur PI who became her listeners’ second self.
From Slate • Aug. 11, 2019
But the edges of the second self were becoming vague and one day it would vanish altogether.
From The New Yorker • Jul. 2, 2018
The monster stepped forward, joining its second self, and put a giant foot through a settee not unlike Conor’s grandma’s.
From "A Monster Calls" by Patrick Ness
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