How to Use self-sufficient in a Sentence

self-sufficient

adjective

• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• They’re supposed to be the empowered and self-sufficient ones.
  — Annie Lord, Vogue, 20 Feb. 2023
• 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
• 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
• Each cottage is a self-sufficient studio with its own bathroom and wet bar.
  — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 27 July 2023
• And so in no way is our goal to build a self-sufficient semiconductor ecosystem.
  — Joe Weisenthal, Bloomberg.com, 13 Apr. 2023
• Migrants who are able to work start paying rent and become self-sufficient.
  — Mike Damiano, BostonGlobe.com, 11 May 2023
• 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
• 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
• 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
• The latest siege has only further crippled the ability of Gaza to be food self-sufficient.
  — Yara M. Asi, The Conversation, 15 Feb. 2024
• 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
• 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
• As recently as the early 1990s, China was self-sufficient in oil.
  — Keith Bradsher, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2023
• The research revealed that even some millennials and Gen Xers don’t feel self-sufficient yet.
  — Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2024
• 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
• From the time our lawns wake up from dormancy until June, the grass is primarily self-sufficient.
  — Chris McKeown, The Enquirer, 8 June 2024
• Instead, the regime has urged North Koreans to become self-sufficient in the face of economic hardships.
  — Dasl Yoon, WSJ, 2 Mar. 2023
• 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
• 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
• The Taliban is hoping to use solar energy to make the country’s power grid self-sufficient.
  — Rick Noack, Washington Post, 22 Dec. 2023
• 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
• 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
• The study defined a living wage as being what one full-time worker needs to make on an hourly basis to cover their basic needs while still being self-sufficient.
  — Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 June 2024
• Just a few miles north of Kansas City, Smithville was tidy, self-sufficient, but not appreciably different from hundreds of small towns across the country.
  — Randy Mason, Kansas City Star, 8 May 2024
• Katie wants to be self-sufficient, but the only job that she’s offered that will pay for necessities is prostitution.
  — Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2024
• There’s also a bartender, Peterman’s Gabby, who is far more self-sufficient than Barbra Jean, but just as needy as her former, far more kooky alter-ego.
  — Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 18 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 21 Dec 2024