self-reliant

Example Sentences

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“It’s all very self-reliant farmers and ranchers out here. We don’t want any property tax.”

From Salon • May 3, 2026

"If Europe wants to get invested in nuclear or renewable energies with the aim of being more self-reliant and energy secure, that will take time."

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026

China’s energy-security strategy is one aspect of a broader campaign to become as self-reliant as possible to guard against intensifying global volatility.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026

Another potential positive: Increased demand for the country’s asset-heavy companies—shipbuilding, shipping, defense, and electric energy—in a push to boost national security and become more self-reliant.

From Barron's • Mar. 4, 2026

What she showed me today is that a truly self-reliant person takes action, leaving nothing to chance and everything to themselves.

From "The Freedom Writers Diary" by The Freedom Writers