self-described
Americanadjective
Example Sentences
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A self-described "proper working-class" woman, Rayner rose quickly in Westminster, taking up the women and equalities, and education briefs in the shadow cabinet of former Labour leader, Jeremy Corbyn.
From BBC • May 14, 2026
Jeannine Souza, a self-described bougie traveler, used to avoid Spirit because of its no-frills reputation.
From MarketWatch • May 6, 2026
In a Reddit post that has been widely circulated online, a self-described white 67-year-old Trump-supporting small business owner shared his shock and regret at watching his immigrant employees terrorized by Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
From Salon • Apr. 28, 2026
A self-described nerd as a child, Allbritton spent much of his youth building and communicating through early computer-based systems that hooked up to phone lines and allowed users to send one another messages.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026
Peter Sandman, a self-described “risk communications consultant” in Princeton, New Jersey, made this point in early 2004 after a single case of mad-cow disease in the United States prompted an antibeef frenzy.
From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt
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