How to Use self-reliance in a Sentence

self-reliance

noun

• Kim got away with his purge and embraced what Pyongyang called juche (a form of self-reliance).
  — Sergey Radchenko, NPR, 19 June 2024
• Just the thing for life on an isolated island where self-reliance is key.
  — Brendan McAleer, Car and Driver, 19 Mar. 2023
• In 1988 Brown founded Amer-I-Can, which works with inner-city youth and young adults to improve life skills, self-esteem and self-reliance.
  — Scott Patsko, cleveland, 19 May 2023
• Rick's self-reliance and belief in himself serve as models that our students can draw from.
  — Ryan Anderson, Arkansas Online, 19 Sep. 2023
• But for a festival that prides itself on grit and self-reliance, some attendees were taking the chaos in stride.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 4 Sep. 2023
• Owens also lectured students on the importance of hard work and self-reliance.
  — Bryan Schott, The Salt Lake Tribune, 30 Aug. 2023
• What most Burners know — and what’s probably lost to the outside world amid the hyperbole of drug use and dusty dancing — is that the event is a major test of self-reliance.
  — Katie Bain, Billboard, 8 Sep. 2023
• In some ways, the first Trump era spurred the EU toward greater self-reliance as Trump demonstrated that his only alliance was with his own interests.
  — Arancha González Laya, Foreign Affairs, 2 Feb. 2024
• Still, for all of the partnerships, a big part of the Listos California initiative is still about self-reliance.
  — Erika D. Smith, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2023
• Under the pressure and guidance of their father, Fritz (Holt McCallany), the dynasty will become engraved within the sport of wrestling, marred by tragedy and self-reliance.
  — Clayton Davis, Variety, 12 Nov. 2023
• That self-reliance can pay off big time in certain areas of your life that require patience and effort, like your career and fitness goals.
  — Women's Health, 8 May 2023
• In a wide-ranging 230 pages, Quart challenges our nation’s obsession with self-reliance.
  — Emi Nietfeld, The Atlantic, 13 Mar. 2023
• His story of self-reliance and achieving such greatness is inspiring.
  — Grace Lordan, Fortune, 13 Sep. 2023
• For the one-percenters in attendance, however, self-reliance can be outsourced.
  — Allison Morrow, CNN, 5 Sep. 2023
• The irony is that China’s current export boom comes as both Beijing and Washington are promoting greater self-reliance.
  — David J. Lynch, Washington Post, 18 Mar. 2024
• If the slower pace and self-reliance that comes with island living is calling your name, Ireland may have the perfect opportunity for you.
  — Kathleen Wong, USA TODAY, 22 June 2023
• On top of that, rules intended to require radical self-reliance can hobble green efforts.
  — Alden Wicker, WIRED, 7 Sep. 2023
• Technically, the saying doesn’t mesh with Saban’s message of self-reliance.
  — Nick Alvarez | [e-mail], al, 4 Sep. 2023
• Liberty is a word that implies action, strength, self-reliance and competence.
  — Dean Minnich, Baltimore Sun, 18 Feb. 2024
• Responsibility and self-reliance are only two of the valuable lessons your children will learn.
  — John Schandelmeier, Anchorage Daily News, 22 Apr. 2023
• Policymakers may now speak of de-risking rather than de-linkage, but the goal is unchanged—self-reliance within the global value chain (GVC).
  — Ken Heydon, Fortune Asia, 24 Feb. 2024
• India, which is the world’s third largest military spender after the U.S. and China, has been trying to boost its self-reliance in defence manufacturing.
  — Yessar Rosendar, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2024
• Camp offers a safe environment to build self-reliance and a passion for new experiences.
  — Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 11 July 2024
• Learning to cope sans beverages can lead to feelings of self-reliance and ultimately a more confident and in-control outlook on your life.
  — Calin Van Paris, Vogue, 30 Dec. 2023
• When self-reliance becomes non-negotiable, the results can be dispiriting.
  — IEEE Spectrum, 26 Mar. 2020
• Yeung says places like dance studios, community centers and banquet halls are where seniors can build their self-reliance.
  — Cecilia Lei, San Francisco Chronicle, 10 Mar. 2023
• As political tensions over the war grew, policymakers quickly added self-reliance and strength to the goals of growth and efficiency.
  — Patricia Cohen, New York Times, 18 June 2023
• His self-reliance does not spring from a romantic attachment to nonconformity, but is borne of resilience.
  — Hawa Allan, BostonGlobe.com, 10 Aug. 2023
• Being raised by a single parent required an Emersonian amount of self-reliance.
  — David G. Allan, CNN, 14 May 2023
• Ralph Waldo Emerson could pack a huge hall, speaking on subjects as diverse as poetry, politics, and self-reliance.
  — Robert Klose, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 July 2023

Last Updated: 3 Oct 2024