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self-made
[self-meyd]
adjective
having succeeded in life unaided.
He is a self-made man.
made by oneself.
self-made
adjective
having achieved wealth, status, etc, by one's own efforts
made by oneself
Word History and Origins
Origin of self-made1
Example Sentences
Like pretty much every other time the Dodgers have found themselves in a self-made mess, the task of downplaying a major problem once again was made the responsibility of manager Dave Roberts.
Lanez, legal name Daystar Peterson, is in stable condition after the inmate stabbed him with a self-made shank in a prison yard.
Norris was a self-made man, a millionaire car salesman who grew up in working class Liverpool, attending the same school as Paul McCartney.
Perhaps none more so than Andrew Brown - a cybersecurity lecturer by day, with a side hustle as a self-made amateur weather forecaster.
But having a child means that even during times of disaster, natural or self-made, we must carry on.
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