self-described
Americanadjective
Example Sentences
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Carly DiLuccio, 25, a self-described lifelong Tide fan from New Jersey, said hers is a liquid-Tide household.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 22, 2026
These self-described space nerds don’t just live online.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026
At the start of each season, he would ask his self-described “Satan’s writers’ room” the same question: “What’s happening in the world that you find infuriating or terrifying?”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
When she was sleep-deprived, and struggling with postnatal depression with her first child, she paid hundreds of pounds for a sleep consultant and self-described maternity nurse, who had thousands of followers online.
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026
But Kennedy would go on to become a self-described “dissident at large,” writing numberless articles and several books that railed against bigotry.
From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt
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