self-professed
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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Lopez Aliaga, a Christian nationalist widely known as "Porky" over his self-professed resemblance to rotund cartoon character Porky Pig, campaigned as a hardliner on crime and migration.
From Barron's ● May 8, 2026
“I feel that those sarcastic remarks are entirely uncalled for,” a self-professed “admirer of clean sports” wrote in a letter published in the Berkshire Eagle after a Lenox basketball game in 1925.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 22, 2026
A self-professed Eurovision fan, Battle played in two major label recording acts, including indie band Zibra, before launching his solo career in 2016.
From BBC ● Mar. 6, 2026
“A bigger burger is going to get the job done. It promises fullness,” said Paul Whitten, a self-professed burger fanatic who runs a Nashville-based tour company.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 30, 2026
The critical issue is the quality of the purported evidence, rigorously and skeptically scrutinized—not what sounds plausible, not the unsubstantiated testimony of one or two self-professed eyewitnesses.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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