How to Use self-sufficient in a Sentence
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There is a false sense that the trees and shrubs are more self-sufficient.
—Chris McKeown, The Enquirer, 28 Dec. 2024
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In the Navajo Nation’s eyes, the U.S. has not yet lived up to its promises to help the tribe become self-sufficient.
—Matt Ford, The New Republic, 9 Mar. 2023
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Then the mother gives birth to live young, and these babies are self-sufficient with teeth and jaws, ready to survive on their own.
—Gareth J. Fraser, Discover Magazine, 14 Mar. 2024
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My biggest goal in life is to help feed people and help people thrive and learn to be more self-sufficient.
—Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 June 2024
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In 1985, Rat was recruited by Black Flag to provide full sound on the road, as part of a crew to enable the band to be self-sufficient on tour.
—Steve Appleford, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2024
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They’re supposed to be the empowered and self-sufficient ones.
—Annie Lord, Vogue, 20 Feb. 2023
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Anyone who visits the North Rim after Oct. 16 is advised to be self-sufficient and bring enough food and water for the day.
—Michael Salerno, The Arizona Republic, 19 July 2023
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The pandemic seems to have triggered the spike, as folks strove to be self-sufficient by producing their own eggs.
—Mike Klingaman, Baltimore Sun, 15 May 2024
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This is a great long-term investment for a more stable, self-sufficient world.
—George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 30 Dec. 2024
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Each cottage is a self-sufficient studio with its own bathroom and wet bar.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 27 July 2023
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And so in no way is our goal to build a self-sufficient semiconductor ecosystem.
—Joe Weisenthal, Bloomberg.com, 13 Apr. 2023
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Migrants who are able to work start paying rent and become self-sufficient.
—Mike Damiano, BostonGlobe.com, 11 May 2023
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To top it off, Six Senses La Sagesse plans to operate on a self-sufficient and plastic-free basis.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 30 Nov. 2023
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Dogs are cute and all, but there’s something to be said for having a mostly self-sufficient animal.
—Indianapolis Star, The Indianapolis Star, 1 July 2024
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From the outset, Soleimani sought to create a flexible network in which each constituent part of the axis was self-sufficient.
—Narges Bajoghli, Foreign Affairs, 17 Jan. 2024
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The latest siege has only further crippled the ability of Gaza to be food self-sufficient.
—Yara M. Asi, The Conversation, 15 Feb. 2024
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The scale of this in situ production will be staggering if the colony is truly to be considered self-sufficient.
—Joe Pappalardo, Popular Mechanics, 8 May 2023
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That’s because rooftop tents are entirely self-sufficient and don’t need any of the things that ground tents require, like space to pitch and ground soft enough to insert tent pegs into.
—Jessica MacDonald, Travel + Leisure, 13 June 2024
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As recently as the early 1990s, China was self-sufficient in oil.
—Keith Bradsher, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2023
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The research revealed that even some millennials and Gen Xers don’t feel self-sufficient yet.
—Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2024
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The big picture: The benefits of growing your own herbs are far-reaching, from the simple joy of a new hobby to becoming a bit more self-sufficient.
—Sami Sparber, Axios, 28 Sep. 2024
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From the time our lawns wake up from dormancy until June, the grass is primarily self-sufficient.
—Chris McKeown, The Enquirer, 8 June 2024
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Instead, the regime has urged North Koreans to become self-sufficient in the face of economic hardships.
—Dasl Yoon, WSJ, 2 Mar. 2023
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No matter the model, though, the goal was the same: figuring out a way for Black people to become self-sufficient in a part of the country that had been built on their subjugation.
—Victor Luckerson, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Sep. 2024
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Sadowski said his goal is to continue to be self-sufficient as an artist, do side commercial gigs and show his art in more galleries.
—Cathy Kozlowicz, Journal Sentinel, 3 Apr. 2024
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The Taliban is hoping to use solar energy to make the country’s power grid self-sufficient.
—Rick Noack, Washington Post, 22 Dec. 2023
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Silent says the self-sufficient cruiser has an unlimited range and is able to cover 100 miles per day using energy from the sun.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 5 July 2023
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Easygoing, matter-of-fact, self-sufficient, Kermit is the calm green eye in the hurricane of Miss Piggy's emotions.
—Brad Darrach, Peoplemag, 31 May 2024
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The power-dense module is designed to supply self-sufficient levels of power to all 12-V appliances on board, freeing the leisure battery to supply the higher-voltage equipment.
—New Atlas, 21 Jan. 2025
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Growing distrust has undermined our relationship with China, and both countries are becoming more self-sufficient.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025
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