self-made

[ self-meyd ]

/ ˈsɛlfˈmeɪd /

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adjective

having succeeded in life unaided: He is a self-made man.

made by oneself.

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Origin of self-made

First recorded in 1605–15

Words nearby self-made

self-limiting, self-liquidating, self-loader, self-loading, self-love, self-made, self-mailer, self-mastery, self-mate, self-medication, self-mortification

How to use self-made in a sentence

But the tide was turning on this issue, an email from another constituent made clear.
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We see detoxing as a path to transcendence, a symbol of modern urban virtue and self-transformation through abstinence.
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In 2011 LGBT media outlet Queerty took the app to task for allegedly deleting accounts that made reference to being trans.
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Stephanie Giorgio, a classical musician, credits The Class for helping her cope with anxiety, focus, fear, and self-doubt.
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The program has not made a final selection on which upgrades will actually be included in future versions of the F-35.
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In this way bundles of the plants are easily made, and in most cases these can be readily carried about.
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Bessires was included because he would never win it at any later date, but his doglike devotion made him a priceless subordinate.
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With every allusion that Ramona made to the saints' statues, Alessandro's desire to procure one for her deepened.
Ramona|Helen Hunt Jackson
I was busy loading the piece when an exclamation of surprise from one of the men made me look up.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXXIX. January, 1844. Vol. LV.|Various
Only in the carnage of the head, the tilt of the chin, was the insolence expressed that had made her many enemies.
Ancestors|Gertrude Atherton

British Dictionary definitions for self-made

self-made

adjective

having achieved wealth, status, etc, by one's own efforts

made by oneself

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