creation
noun
the act of producing or causing to exist; the act of creating; engendering.
self-creation
-
a word derived from
creation.
Example Sentences
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The strands of Talley’s singular life story were in constant tension between self-creation and self-preservation, between achieving his wildest fantasies and soldiering through his enduring struggles.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 11, 2023
Like all the other faux Joe Strummers in town, Jack hopes to act the part of an insurrectionist at a time and place when self-creation on $5 a week feels achievable.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 1, 2022
We are very into the idea of self-creation.
From Salon ● May 9, 2022
Her self-creation is the fierce and frightening Hedwig, who yearns for an audience and then spits in its face.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 21, 2020
There he gave himself over entirely to the joy that arises from youth's self-creation, when talents develop under friendly guidance without being hampered by the higher requirements of criticism.
From The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 02 Masterpieces of German Literature Translated into English. in Twenty Volumes by Kuno Francke
