Examples of 'he took it upon himself' in a sentence

Meaning of "he took it upon himself"

he took it upon himself: When someone takes it upon themselves to do something, it means they have decided to do it without being asked or assigned to do so. This phrase implies a sense of personal responsibility or initiative

How to use "he took it upon himself" in a sentence

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he took it upon himself
He took it upon himself to carry the bomb.
Hourman survived that night and he took it upon himself.
He took it upon himself to change the timeline.
And the punishment we deserve - he took it upon himself.
So he took it upon himself to correct the mistake.
We did not tell him to hunt the rats, he took it upon himself.
So he took it upon himself to try a simpler approach.
When he was 12 years old, he took it upon himself to construct a sort of.
He took it upon himself to arrange their escape.
Naturally he took it upon himself to yell at me.
He took it upon himself to tell our department.
It was then that he took it upon himself to take whatever he could grab.
He took it upon himself to protect them all.
Felicity, he took it upon himself.
But he took it upon himself to overrule the scientist.

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ERINYES: Yes: he took it upon himself to kill his mother.
He took it upon himself to rescue nolan.
Perhaps he took it upon himself to rob that safe on his way out.
He took it upon himself so he could control me.
I think he took it upon himself when Stevie got hurt.
He took it upon himself to pray for his enemies.
Felicity, he took it upon himself to change the timeline.
He took it upon himself to change that general approach.
That 's when he took it upon himself to name the phenomenon after two fallen soldiers.
He took it upon himself to repeatedly rebuke those involved.
But he took it upon himself to overruIe the scientist.
He took it upon himself to investigate its history and antiquities.
So he took it upon himself to modernize it.
So he took it upon himself to develop basketball from the grassroots.
He took it upon himself to train him in the ways of the force.
He took it upon himself to set a sowing time one week later.
He took it upon himself to save me from oblivion and become an immortal.
He took it upon himself to demand that a youthful offender be transported to another facility.
He took it upon himself and let himself be guided by his own feelings.
He took it upon himself to negotiate something more amenable with the developer.
He took it upon himself to begin a strict diet and vigorous exercise regime.
He took it upon himself to draw parallels between fascist move ments and our movement.
So he took it upon himself to warn Utnapishtim.
He took it upon himself to revive the Hebrew language.
He took it upon himself to rescue Nolan from our common enemy.
He took it upon himself to install rabbis as the keepers and legislators of Torah.
He took it upon himself to represent hockey and Canada with honour and dignity.
Then he took it upon himself to call on the US Navy for help.
He took it upon himself to travel off-book.
So, he took it upon himself to confront the man.
He took it upon himself to reply to the archdeacon 's question.
So, he took it upon himself to pay tribute to the veteran.
He took it upon himself at an early age … to teach me about life.
So he took it upon himself to make Sankey 's statement ambiguous.
And he took it upon himself to follow the Injustice Society 's trail across the country.

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