in itself

Idioms and Phrases

see under in and of itself .

Example Sentences

Conflating neo-Nazis with protesters for Palestinian human rights is in itself problematic, but blurring the hard right’s direct connection to white nationalism with “let’s be fair to both sides” comments was inexcusable.

From Los Angeles Times

"Our model is fundamentally about coexistence and biodiversity. Understanding this is important in itself -- we humans have a desire to understand how nature works. However, such an understanding is also crucial for any management strategy for an endangered ecosystem. Also, we believe that our results contribute to ecology more generally because the mechanism for coexistence discovered in our model likely applies to systems other than seabirds," Rüffler concludes.

From Science Daily

"It's more than 100 years old, so the fact it has survived is an incredible feat in itself," he said.

From BBC

The windscreen of the Talbot displays a tax disc that expired in 1982, which he agreed was a "classic in itself".

From BBC

But this inefficiency is, in itself, efficient.

From Slate