self-sufficient
Example Sentences
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The system isn’t completely self sufficient, but it will be by next year, Mathias hopes.
From National Geographic • May 23, 2018
It is the responsibility of educators to make sure that some of the material includes critical thinking, learning how to learn, etc., so that students will become self sufficient after leaving school.
From New York Times • Sep. 7, 2016
There came a time when as an adult, Roy says, he got curious about the process and what it meant as far as being self sufficient and the ability to survive.
From Washington Times • Jun. 18, 2016
No two-way communication is allowed, and mushers must remain self sufficient and all times, refusing any offers of help except from their handlers in Dawson City.
From The Guardian • Feb. 19, 2016
Having fallen from such a height, and being naturally so proud and self sufficient, Aspel was proportionally more difficult to move again in an upward direction.
From Post Haste by Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael)
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