self-reliant
adjective
self-re·li·ant
ˌself-ri-ˈlī-ənt 
: having confidence in and exercising one's own powers or judgment
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Examples of self-reliant in a Sentence
a surprisingly calm and self-reliant child
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The country is not allowed to purchase spares for its pre-revolution era Western arms, which include around 40 F-14 Tomcat fighter jets, prompting its government to become more self-reliant.
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David Faris, Newsweek, 10 July 2024
Though Tuesday’s mission didn’t go entirely as planned, the space agency hopes the Ariane 6 rocket system will go on to make the space agency more self-reliant and even challenge SpaceX’s dominance in the global market for launching satellites.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN, 9 July 2024
Washington’s Asian security partners will need to become far more self-reliant for their defense as America becomes simply another transactional, self-interested player instead of the benevolent patron that has long supported the liberal order in the region.
—Victor Cha, Foreign Affairs, 26 June 2024
That would allow countries and regions to become self-reliant in producing countermeasures.
—Lawrence O. Gostin, Scientific American, 19 June 2024
Washington’s friends would be more secure and more self-reliant, and its foes would once again fear American power.
—Robert C. O’Brien, Foreign Affairs, 18 June 2024
Some of these newly free-standing people never look back and become self-reliant globe-trotting laundry-slayers.
—Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 13 June 2024
One is the creation or revival of dignified, secure and self-reliant livelihoods for two billion people based on collective governance of natural resources and small-scale production processes such as farming, fisheries, crafts, manufacturing and services.
—Ashish Kothari, Scientific American, 1 June 2021
By 1980, India had become self-reliant and even became a nation of grain surplus, alongside notable industrial progress — achievements attributed to her governance.
—Breana Scheckwitz, Fox News, 22 May 2024
David Faris, Newsweek, 10 July 2024
Though Tuesday’s mission didn’t go entirely as planned, the space agency hopes the Ariane 6 rocket system will go on to make the space agency more self-reliant and even challenge SpaceX’s dominance in the global market for launching satellites.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN, 9 July 2024
Washington’s Asian security partners will need to become far more self-reliant for their defense as America becomes simply another transactional, self-interested player instead of the benevolent patron that has long supported the liberal order in the region.
—Victor Cha, Foreign Affairs, 26 June 2024
That would allow countries and regions to become self-reliant in producing countermeasures.
—Lawrence O. Gostin, Scientific American, 19 June 2024
Washington’s friends would be more secure and more self-reliant, and its foes would once again fear American power.
—Robert C. O’Brien, Foreign Affairs, 18 June 2024
Some of these newly free-standing people never look back and become self-reliant globe-trotting laundry-slayers.
—Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 13 June 2024
One is the creation or revival of dignified, secure and self-reliant livelihoods for two billion people based on collective governance of natural resources and small-scale production processes such as farming, fisheries, crafts, manufacturing and services.
—Ashish Kothari, Scientific American, 1 June 2021
By 1980, India had become self-reliant and even became a nation of grain surplus, alongside notable industrial progress — achievements attributed to her governance.
—Breana Scheckwitz, Fox News, 22 May 2024
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“Self-reliant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/self-reliant. Accessed 16 Jul. 2024.
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