former self

Examples (20)

• After the accident, he became a shadow of his former self.
• She knew that with a rest he would be back to his former self.
• With therapy, she is slowly reconnecting with her former self.
• After the long illness, she was slowly returning to her vibrant former self.
• The champion returned to the court looking nothing like his former self.
• He was a shadow of his former self after the accident.
• In retirement, I finally rediscovered my former self through painting.
• Looking at old photos, I barely recognized my former self from college.
• The city, once vibrant, is now barely a memory of its former self.
• Through therapy, she learned to embrace her new identity, leaving her anxious former self behind.
• After the scandal, the company was a fraction of its former self.
• The once sharp debater was now a pale imitation of his former self.
• By next season, the striker hopes to be back to his former self.
• You can do it! Remember your confident former self and push through.
• Years of neglect have left the mansion a ruin of its former self.
• Sometimes I regret how my former self handled that situation.
• Meditation helped me make peace with my former self.
• After losing weight, he felt like a completely different person, far from his sedentary former self.
• After surgery, she wasn't quite her former self for months.
• It's hard to reconcile the person I am now with my rebellious former self.