How to Use in itself in a Sentence

in itself

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  • But that this game went anywhere near extra time was a minor Mpasi miracle in itself.
    Michael Cox, New York Times, 1 July 2026
  • That, in itself, will add value for international high-net-worth buyers, many of whom may find the concept of leasehold land ownership odd.
    Zoë Dare Hall, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
  • Beyond conversion, being on shelf is an awareness channel in itself and a signal of credibility.
    Esha Chhabra, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
  • Giving Marylanders the tools to navigate that environment is, in itself, mental health work.
    Wes Moore, STAT, 1 July 2026
  • That initial partnership between the two legacy manufacturers was, in itself, innovative.
    Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 30 June 2026
  • In modern organizations, where patience for long implementations is low, time-to-value has become a competitive advantage in itself.
    Ben Topor, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
  • Not merely in terms of the legacy of the World Cup in Kansas City, a multi-layered and developing story in itself, but also in the annals of sports diplomacy.
    Vahe Gregorian july 4, Kansas City Star, 4 July 2026
  • The Americans are significantly favored — which is sort of an achievement in itself, given that this team has won exactly one knockout-round match in its entire World Cup history.
    ABC News, 29 June 2026
  • Having narrowly lost to Pogačar at Strade Bianche and Liège-Bastogne-Liège, where the pair finished well clear of the field — a remarkable achievement in itself — his real coming out party came at the Tour of the Basque Country.
    Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 1 July 2026
  • For Kai Schwemmer, who is the national political director for the College Republicans of America as well as Utah County’s deputy elections clerk, embracing overtly racial nationalism isn’t just good in itself.
    Charlie Sabgir, The Atlantic, 1 July 2026

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