Example sentences for: reflexive

How can you use “reflexive” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • For example, nothing is offered regarding the poor style of the reflexive pronouns for I or me as in Hong Kong had obviously been very carefully planned with Peter and myself in mind [p. 183], though why and is italicized in the original is hard to understand.

  • There is a very simple way to say it dropped without using the self-accusatory I dropped it lo dejé caer or the reflexive se me cayó: one can just say se cayó.

  • And even though I didn't want Bill Clinton thrown out of office, the cultural elite's reflexive and vigorous defense of him to the bitter end made me queasy.

  • To begin with the end of your last entry, I find I have to give you some ground on Cook's reflexive leftism.

  • As for the meaning to expect, literate Spanish speakers know that--aside from using the noun expectativa --the precise meaning is conveyed by employing the reflexive no me esperaba, no se esperaba , etc.


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