in itself

1. see under in and of itself.

Example Sentences

That the greatest dramatist of the last 500 years is married to someone wholly incurious about his art is, in itself, a tragedy.

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A first senior hat-trick is a landmark in itself, let alone the first north London derby in Premier League history.

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Getting in is a feat in itself: Of the approximately 800 who apply each year for the economics department’s Ph.D. program, only 40 are accepted, with 20 to 24 enrolling.

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But your brother’s legal case does not in itself change the Internal Revenue Service rules for when distributions must occur.

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Nevertheless, the official added, "we don't want to be cowboys and jumping on ships. The act of monitoring ships is a deterrent in itself".

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