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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-liquidating,
self-loader,
self-loading,
self-loathing,
self-love,
self-made,
self-mailer,
self-mastery,
self-mate,
self-medication,
self-mortification Dictionary.com Unabridged
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How to use self-made in a sentence
But the tide was turning on this issue, an email from another constituent made clear.
We see detoxing as a path to transcendence, a symbol of modern urban virtue and self-transformation through abstinence.
In 2011 LGBT media outlet Queerty took the app to task for allegedly deleting accounts that made reference to being trans.
Stephanie Giorgio, a classical musician, credits The Class for helping her cope with anxiety, focus, fear, and self-doubt.
The program has not made a final selection on which upgrades will actually be included in future versions of the F-35.
In this way bundles of the plants are easily made, and in most cases these can be readily carried about.
Bessires was included because he would never win it at any later date, but his doglike devotion made him a priceless subordinate.
With every allusion that Ramona made to the saints' statues, Alessandro's desire to procure one for her deepened.
I was busy loading the piece when an exclamation of surprise from one of the men made me look up.
Only in the carnage of the head, the tilt of the chin, was the insolence expressed that had made her many enemies.
British Dictionary definitions for self-made
adjective
having achieved wealth, status, etc, by one's own efforts
made by oneself
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