Example Sentences

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It is something else: call it self-ownership, where destiny is assumed as a personal responsibility.

From BBC • Sep. 24, 2025

Certainly he must take responsibility for leading the Pac-12 down the path to self-ownership and signing that 12-year ESPN-Fox deal that left the conference unable to adjust to a changing media environment.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 7, 2022

“Man in the Arena” is, of course, another form of self-ownership for Brady.

From Washington Post • Jan. 15, 2022

By showing how Erin’s experiences extend beyond her own life, Abrams invites the reader to participate in an imagined community dedicated to self-ownership and mutual support.

From Washington Post • Nov. 1, 2018

Some men can, or think they can, lend their self-ownership and take it back at convenience; I knew I was not of them—and let none of them judge me.

From The Plum Tree by Ashe, E. M.