Example Sentences

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Mr. Smith’s goal was to build a black association that was “self-governed, self-maintained, self-driven.”

From New York Times • Mar. 9, 2019

Epileptic seizures—hypersynchronized, self-maintained neural discharges that can sometimes engulf the entire brain—are a common neurological disorder.

From Scientific American • Apr. 4, 2011

The dignity of such a legislator will be self-maintained, and lasting.

From The Stranger in France or, a Tour from Devonshire to Paris Illustrated by Engravings in Aqua Tint of Sketches Taken on the Spot. by Carr, John, Sir

The equipment is good, but only because it's fairly new and is robotically self-maintained.

From The Universe — or Nothing by Moldeven, Meyer