invention
noun
the act of inventing.
self-invention
-
a word derived from
invention.
Example Sentences
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Saul, whose family died in the Holocaust, is the novel’s conscience, while Honor is its model of endurance and self-invention.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 15, 2026
These are the tools of culinary self-invention, abandoned but never entirely forgotten.
From Salon ● Aug. 19, 2025
But, as I like to say, L.A. never let nature thwart its self-invention.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 24, 2025
While al-Fayed was known for self-invention, exaggeration, and boasting, he was also a central figure in key moments in Britain's recent history.
From Reuters ● Sep. 1, 2023
“I’d bet the moon itself he’s all right. That Faucet fellow has a knack for survival, and self-invention, too.”
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
