self-motivated
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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Always a self-motivated leader, she is said to have bought and run two theaters in Georgia as her recording career ended.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
That person sounded like the eccentric uncle of Clayton Kershaw, the famously self-motivated Dodgers left-hander.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2024
"His story was nothing but an attempt to have you believe that his criminal, self-motivated acts were aimed at some lofty and secret purpose," prosecutor Judy Kliewer said.
From BBC ● Nov. 22, 2023
Students are more interested and self-motivated during nature-based activities.
From Salon ● Nov. 2, 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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