How to Use self-described in a Sentence

self-described

adjective
  • An Ohio native and self-described avid golfer, Williams isn’t just there for the cameras.
    — Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 5 Aug. 2025
  • In those times, young people who self-described as gangsters fought for territory, and one of their subversive acts was to tag the walls of the city with the verses of cumbia songs.
    — Karla Gachet, NPR, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Pattern, self-described as an e-commerce accelerator, is one of the leading resellers on Amazon.
    — Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2025
  • More than 180 firefighters battled a fire that erupted Friday evening on a cargo ship docked at the Port of Los Angeles, self-described as North America’s busiest port.
    — Hanna Park, CNN Money, 22 Nov. 2025
  • Just as Obama showed a Black man with a Muslim middle name could be president, Mamdani shows an actual Muslim and self-described socialist can conquer the capital of capitalism.
    — Ben Adler, USA Today, 2 Nov. 2025
  • Voters who have previously self-described to KCEB as permanently disabled will automatically be mailed an absentee ballot.
    — Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 12 Aug. 2025
  • Just as Barack Obama showed a Black man with a Muslim name could be president, Mamdani shows that an actual Muslim and self-described socialist could soon conquer the capital of capitalism.
    — Ben Adler, USA Today, 2 Nov. 2025
  • Although self-described as more of a defensive player, the 6-foot-2 point guard was still expected to take the torch from graduating assist-machine Alvaro Cardenas and continue a tradition of team-leading floor generals under head coach Leon Rice.
    — Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 9 Jan. 2026
  • The winners include Zohran Mamdani, a Muslim and self-described democratic socialist who will become the next mayor of New York City, according to NBC News projections.
    — Dan Mangan, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2025
  • With a juicy contract from a top publisher in hand, Oliver travels with the couple to a seaside mansion where his muse, singer and actress Margot Bell (Aja Alcazar), is due to perform in a concert opposite Victor Pratt (Andrés Enriquez), self-described as Broadway’s favorite baritone.
    — Emily McClanathan, Chicago Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026

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