self-styled
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Analysts had anticipated a win for Farage but underestimated the appeal of the self-styled "intergalactic space warrior" from planet Sigma IX, who campaigns wearing a rubbish bin on his head.
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
The U.S. is forever a soccer nation on the verge, teeming with self-styled experts but still chasing that sort of Lake Placid breakthrough that turns it into a proper, stark-raving futbol Xanadu.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
Last year, Mansell got connected to the self-styled internet sleuth, whose real name is Benjamin Schneider.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
An attorney for Las Vegas gambler and self-styled “fixer” Robert James “R.J.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 11, 2026
On the other hand, I yield to no one in my distaste for the self-styled dog-lover, the kind who heaps up his frustrations and makes a dog carry them around.
From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck
