self-motivated
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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The interior ministry and Tehran municipality have described them as "self-motivated forces that do not require a licence for their activities".
From BBC • Dec. 20, 2023
People who ruck a lot and post on the r/Rucking subreddit warn against overloading in a fit of overconfidence, but when it comes to self-motivated exercise, trying too hard has never been my particular problem.
From Slate • Sep. 16, 2023
McMillan, if you couldn’t already tell, is a self-motivated man.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 6, 2023
He has denied that his challenge to the court system is self-motivated.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 13, 2023
The sport offers so many opportunities for suffering and so few opportunities for glory that only the most tenaciously self-reliant and self-motivated are likely to succeed at it.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
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