on one's

Idioms  

1. In addition to the following idioms beginning with on one's, also see under on someone's.

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Example Sentences

The timing of that light would differ throughout the year, but it would also vary based on one’s vantage point—the next town over would be using a different set of daymarks entirely.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

Investing does seem to be an area where there are lessons that usually cannot be taught, only painfully learned on one’s own.

From Barron's • Dec. 31, 2025

The criminal process, which typically lasts months, takes a toll on one’s mental health.

From Salon • Oct. 11, 2025

Yet the 76-year-old singer and songwriter remains a much-talked-about pop-culture fixture, not least on TikTok, where his oldie “Zanzibar” never seems far from cropping up on one’s scroll.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 24, 2025

We recognize that mobility may be difficult, but the key to our collective self-image is the assumption that mobility is always possible, so failure to move up reflects on one’s character.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander