self-supporting

Example Sentences

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These businesses are well established and self-supporting — and provide a modest income every month.

From MarketWatch

“I knew I had to be self-supporting, which was very important to me,” she said in an interview with the American Bar Association in 2013.

From New York Times

Within short order, most get jobs and become self-supporting.

From Washington Post

Pangea, which has helped tens of thousands of Afghan women become self-supporting in the last 20 years, said it is working non-stop to help its Kabul workers and their families to reach the airport.

From The Guardian

I generally prefer philanthropists who try to make life better for as many people as possible right here on Earth, including helping them become self-supporting capitalists.

From Washington Post