Ourselves

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Group ActionsPlay
Use 'ourselves' when the group you belong to is doing something without outside help. SlideWe organized the event ourselves without hiring a planner.
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Responsibility EmphasisPlay
Emphasize that your group takes responsibility for an action with 'ourselves'. SlideWe need to check the work ourselves to ensure accuracy.
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Together AlonePlay
Indicate a group performed an activity independently, using 'by ourselves'. SlideWe solved the puzzle by ourselves.