How to Use self-reliance in a Sentence

self-reliance

noun
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  • 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
  • If the cowboy spirit is all self-reliance and hard work, where do hipsters and $10k-a-month apartments fit in?
    — Allyson Reedy, The Denver Post, 20 Sep. 2024
  • They haven’t been taught the importance of self-reliance and mental toughness.
    — Maha Abouelenein, Forbes, 7 Oct. 2024
  • 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
  • Growing up in a blue-collar, deeply Christian home, he was shaped by the Bible and the conservative politics of self-reliance.
    — Jeffrey Fleishman, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024
  • 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
  • The Times spoke with Lin about his efforts to keep Taiwanese talent ahead as the race for self-reliance in chips heats up, and how that competition is changing the industry.
    — Stephanie Yang, Los Angeles Times, 13 Sep. 2024
  • 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 | Nalvarez@al.com, 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
  • And cowboys, working the grueling cattle drives, came to embody values linked to the frontier: self-reliance, strength and independence.
    — Hannah Cutting-Jones, The Conversation, 23 Oct. 2024
  • Kendrick works in some second-level themes (sisterhood, self-reliance) to the story that elevate the film past true-crime grimness, but none of that works without Zovatto’s crouching malevolence.
    — Joe Reid, Vulture, 10 Dec. 2024

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