Examples of 'took it upon herself' in a sentence

Meaning of "took it upon herself"

took it upon herself: When someone takes it upon themselves to do something, they are choosing to do it without being asked or told to. It shows a sense of personal responsibility and initiative

How to use "took it upon herself" in a sentence

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took it upon herself
She took it upon herself and died.
A kindly nurse who cared for him then took it upon herself to find his kin.
Mom took it upon herself to call you.
At university, she shone and took it upon herself.
Kerri took it upon herself to help him.
In the end, it was Jaina who took it upon herself.
A teacher took it upon herself to find answers.
Where 's the owner? My wife took it upon herself.
She took it upon herself to get them out.
So they continued and he took it upon herself to take my turn.
Dina took it upon herself to physically confront the thief.
She was the one that took it upon herself and stood up.
She took it upon herself to care for the family.
However, a neighbor took it upon herself to do so.
She took it upon herself to attend parliaments and tribunals.

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I'm very sorry. maruoka took it upon herself to slip in.
Susan took it upon herself to become his spokesperson.
To unilaterally cross into Mexico… to develop information. took it upon herself.
The accused took it upon herself to fire anyway.
After your chaps had gone, to have a clear-up . My wife took it upon herself.
Hilary took it upon herself to poison their husband.
Our beloved daughter who took it upon herself to dismiss our physicians.
She took it upon herself to make the necessary adjustments to the establishment.
Our very special Model took it upon herself to model it as well.
She took it upon herself to defend herself in front of the jury.
His widow, Lady María, took it upon herself to bear the news.
She took it upon herself to basically confront these people.
My wife took it upon herself.
And took it upon herself to cure the world of mental illness.
And one lady really took it upon herself to help me sell all of them.
She took it upon herself to tell her friends all about me.
It was until Carrie took it upon herself to break cover and confront him.
She took it upon herself to continue independent learning throughout the rest of her life.
His neighbor Fraw Bow took it upon herself to take care of him.
She took it upon herself to rehabilitate her family 's diet reducing salt, fat, and sugars.
Another student took it upon herself to be the teaching assistant.
Kaede took it upon herself to eliminate the goblins that were approaching us.
If Rose took it upon herself.
She took it upon herself to write a history of the Prydes.
Sisco, golda meir took it upon herself to do all of the talking.
Who took it upon herself to dive in front of my bullet?
I know. Well, Nina took it upon herself to make sure I knew.
She took it upon herself to change it - before the audition.
Deborah took it upon herself to help the young.
Mom took it upon herself to call . I was letting her know where I was.
So, once again, Rose took it upon herself to decide who would live or die.
That she took it upon herself to tutor me every single day.
Alia took it upon herself.
The girl took it upon herself to text the number.
A woman who took it upon herself to discover her true parentage.

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