self-fulfillment
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of self-fulfillment
First recorded in 1860–65
Example Sentences
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The Barbies dwell in sisterly harmony and blissful self-fulfillment, each with her own meticulously furnished Barbie Dreamhouse and endlessly colorful wardrobe.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 18, 2023
Everyone who volunteers for the day of service, Harrell said, will get two things: a sense of self-fulfillment that they did something about a problem rather than just complaining, and a T-shirt.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 18, 2022
She is more inclined to preach the gospel of self-fulfillment than to discuss the high-end labels she favors.
From New York Times ● Aug. 12, 2021
In “Accommodations,” a Manhattan wife and mother upends her family’s upscale status quo when she stops accommodating those around her and sets out on in search of creative self-fulfillment.
From Washington Post ● May 6, 2020
And she who had Wisdom for her godmother, I hope and pray she is also happy in self-fulfillment.
From The Sailor by J. C. Snaith
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