self-sufficiency
noun
self-suf·fi·cien·cy
ˌself-sə-ˈfi-shən(t)-sē 
: the quality or state of being self-sufficient
Examples of self-sufficiency in a Sentence
self-sufficiency is a goal that all teenagers should work towards
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This new program would have a two-year limit on assistance for beneficiaries, with the exception of the elderly and individuals with disabilities, to incentivize self-sufficiency among able-bodied recipients.
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Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
China’s Xi Jinping has pushed long-term industrial and technology agendas, lifting millions from poverty while reorienting China toward self-sufficiency.
—Joel Shulman, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Some biologists theorize that early human fetuses’ heads risked growing too large to pass through the pelvis; others believe that gestating brains required too much energy for a pregnant woman to sustain them through self-sufficiency.
—Elissa Strauss, The Atlantic, 28 Aug. 2025
Who knew self-sufficiency could feel this good—and smell mostly okay.
—Kimberley Mok, Travel + Leisure, 24 Aug. 2025
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Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
China’s Xi Jinping has pushed long-term industrial and technology agendas, lifting millions from poverty while reorienting China toward self-sufficiency.
—Joel Shulman, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Some biologists theorize that early human fetuses’ heads risked growing too large to pass through the pelvis; others believe that gestating brains required too much energy for a pregnant woman to sustain them through self-sufficiency.
—Elissa Strauss, The Atlantic, 28 Aug. 2025
Who knew self-sufficiency could feel this good—and smell mostly okay.
—Kimberley Mok, Travel + Leisure, 24 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for self-sufficiency
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“Self-sufficiency.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/self-sufficiency. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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