Example Sentences

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“I first made ‘Speak Now,’ completely self-written, between the ages of 18 and 20,” the Grammy winner tweeted at the time.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 16, 2023

Goldman said that Ditlevsen was “probably right in her assessment of her own work” in her self-written obituary.

From New York Times • Jan. 7, 2023

Cruise does not include information about right-of-way blockages or response times in its self-written, 175-page “safety report.”

From Slate • Dec. 8, 2022

Bush became the first woman to reach No. 1 in the UK with a self-written song.

From Salon • May 31, 2022

The day my self-written note went missing, I stood outside the classroom door and started talking to someone I’d never spoken with before.

From "Thirteen Reasons Why" by Jay Asher