How to Use self-contained in a Sentence

self-contained

adjective
  • Nearby, the guest house is self-contained with a kitchen and dining area.
    — Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 2 Jan. 2025
  • The sea, just steps away, completes the circle, making the home self-contained in more ways than one.
    — Tessa Watson, ELLE Decor, 14 Aug. 2023
  • The entire light is self-contained and made with stainless steel.
    — Megan Boettcher, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 July 2023
  • But Ukraine should be able to cope—with bombs whose guidance systems are self-contained.
    — David Axe, Forbes.com, 29 Mar. 2025
  • They're self-contained, easy to eat, don't require silverware, and just feel right when eaten by the ocean.
    — Karen I. Chen, Travel + Leisure, 12 May 2024
  • But Nissan says its system would be more self-contained.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 28 Aug. 2013
  • The guest house is fully self-contained with its own gated driveway and parking area.
    — Mark David, Robb Report, 28 Nov. 2023
  • Though each episode is self-contained, one theme is consistent: Your past is always present.
    — Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 15 Feb. 2024
  • They’re self-contained, with a variety of amenities to suit a variety of tastes.
    — Scott Laird, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Dec. 2024
  • This kit is completely self-contained and has everything your kids will need to create up to 15 bracelets.
    — Dorian Smith-Garcia, Parents, 30 Nov. 2023
  • The CAN bus was not designed for security, because all of the devices are assumed to be self-contained.
    — Doug Jacobson, The Conversation, 14 Aug. 2023
  • But while the main plot of each movie may be informed by what came before, the films themselves remain more or less completely self-contained.
    — Philip Ellis, Men's Health, 15 July 2023
  • Each season of the show is self-contained and introduces new cast, characters and settings.
    — Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2024
  • To make the power bank self-contained, it is supplied with a pair of cables for charging multiple devices.
    — Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 4 Jan. 2025
  • Newman and Macdonald shared whether or not their show’s storylines will pick up after the events of the crossover or if the special event was self-contained.
    — Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 29 Jan. 2025
  • And so a lot of these things are actually fully self-contained and there is no risk of big meltdown or those kind of events that happened before.
    — Ayesha Javed, TIME, 16 Feb. 2025
  • The process uses up to 80% less water to get the same output as its counterparts, and is essentially self-contained.
    — Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 8 Feb. 2024
  • Or something that’s extreme, like Law & Order or a sitcom, where every episode is self-contained.
    — Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 18 Apr. 2025
  • The stand-alone Buddhas in the show’s last gallery are self-contained and expressively commanding, and modern-looking.
    — Holland Cotter, New York Times, 21 July 2023
  • If somebody pulls the attention of the group to tell a story, the people in that group are expecting and wanting to hear a story that resolves itself and is self-contained.
    — Hilary Lewis, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 July 2023
  • For Issei, who is quiet and refined and self-contained, this is just what he’s been training for under Leger’s tutelage.
    — Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 20 Apr. 2023
  • But also, there are artistic statements that should be both self-contained and in dynamic conversations with the world around them.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 11 Nov. 2023
  • Those images of our home planet—big, blue, yet as cozily self-contained as a snow globe—yielded a striking sense of how connected life is.
    — Danny Heitman, WSJ, 22 June 2023
  • Van Booy’s gift for language is immersive, creating a world as artfully self-contained as a snow globe.
    — Danny Heitman, The Christian Science Monitor, 31 May 2024
  • Back then, comedies and dramas airing on three major networks churned out 20 to 25 episode per season, most of them self-contained with very few plot points that lasted beyond one episode.
    — Julie Hinds, Detroit Free Press, 30 Oct. 2024
  • And so those of us who've been advocating for transmedia as an approach have always said the film, or whatever the mothership is, has to be self-contained.
    — Dana Taylor, USA TODAY, 19 July 2024
  • The next generation of MCG devices, however, are much smaller and self-contained, able to be installed next to a hospital bed or brought to patients on a cart for point-of-care use.
    — Jack Hidary, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
  • That issue appeared more self-contained, though, than the ripple effects seemingly caused by AT&T’s problems.
    — Brian Barrett, WIRED, 22 Feb. 2024
  • Her setup is also self-contained: brushes in a small bag, a mirror mounted behind her phone and a tripod for stability.
    — Isabelle Rodney, CNN Money, 20 May 2025
  • The newer Go travel version is even more lightweight, self-contained, and remains beautifully customizable to your own perfect taste.
    — Simon Hill, Wired News, 31 Mar. 2025

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