How to Use self-select in a Sentence

self-select

verb
  • Those who don’t, self-select out.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 20 Feb. 2026
  • The whole point is to bring the right people closer and let everyone else self-select out.
    — Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
  • Reps can self-select based on their income ambitions and time commitment.
    — Ryan Hohman, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
  • The right people recognize themselves in the vision; the others self-select out.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 20 Feb. 2026
  • That authenticity helps people self-select early and leads to more grounded, confident conversations about fit.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 20 Feb. 2026
  • Autonomy suggests that an agent will be able to self-select when to get involved (almost like intuition) and take action without human input or interaction.
    — Jason Andersen, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
  • On my Svalbard sailing, there were a variety of options—hikes, walks, and beach exploration—with guests able to self-select among strenuous, moderate, or easy options.
    — Kristen E. Pope, Travel + Leisure, 29 Dec. 2025
  • During the rise of the indies and the growth of the specialty self-select channel and DTC in the early 2000s, Lancôme lost ground.
    — Jenny B. Fine, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
  • Just like the pinto beans in the jar, the self-selecting audience at CPAC probably doesn’t represent the broader movement.
    — Rob Crilly, The Washington Examiner, 30 Mar. 2026
  • Given scheduling constraints and crew and equipment limitations, the lead service line program may not be able to accommodate every self-selecting property this fiscal year.
    — Claire Murphy, Chicago Tribune, 19 Feb. 2026
  • Empower vendors to self-select meaningful interactions by matching their solutions directly with agency needs.
    — Darshan Tiwari, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2025
  • Participants also self-selected their time interval, and outcomes were self-reported, which may introduce participant bias.
    — Allison Forsyth, Health, 30 June 2026
  • Industry analysts note that audience scores can run unusually high for films with a motivated, self-selecting fan base — especially when viewers are buying tickets with a point to prove.
    — Aidin Vaziri, San Francisco Chronicle, 10 Feb. 2026
  • Advertisement Of course, people who voluntarily go through a haunted house are a self-selecting group, and trauma can occur when someone is subjected to something against their will or pushed past a limit.
    — Delaney Rebernik, Time, 27 Oct. 2025
  • Both are declarations of community, however self-selected.
    — Dana Harris-Bridson, IndieWire, 3 Nov. 2025
  • There’s a sense that people here—from self-selecting expats to the famously-friendly locals, called Ticos—embrace the traditional ethos of wellbeing, hospitality, and awareness of nature.
    — Dan Q. Dao, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 July 2022
  • Nixing screens for everyone on campus, and not just those who self-select into antitech organizations, could change campus communities for the better—we’ve already seen the transformative impact of initiatives like these at the high-school level.
    — Tyler Austin Harper, The Atlantic, 11 Sep. 2025
  • The sample is not representative of the broader male population because Crisis Text Line users tend to be relatively young, with two-thirds under 35, and self-selected as more likely to reach out for help.
    — Annalisa Merelli, STAT, 12 May 2026

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