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
Cipriani, a self-professed fixer and whistleblower who claimed to have consulted for the veteran media executive.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 8, 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
A protege of former conservative PM Shinzo Abe and self-professed admirer of Margaret Thatcher, Takaichi, Japan's first female leader, is known as the country's "Iron Lady".
From BBC ● Jan. 19, 2026
“You, a self-professed cynic, are positing that the squirrel is a superhero.”
From "Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures" by Kate DiCamillo
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