self-employed
Example Sentences
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"Living like this is agony," said Meyboll Font, a 51-year-old self-employed social media community manager.
From Barron's ● Jul. 6, 2026
It's not automatic for the self-employed and people like Ashleigh have opted out because of immediate financial pressures, so it looks like plenty won't see the benefit of that silver lining.
From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2026
Jess, a content creator, is self-employed, meaning her income is "up and down", which would be a worry for her if she chose to have children.
From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2026
With the shelves of state-run shops glaringly empty and public transport drying up, Mipymes and the self-employed now dominate retail food sales and ferry people about -- by taxi, rickshaw and motorbike.
From Barron's ● Jun. 19, 2026
My parents had been self-employed for my entire life.
From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi
