How to Use self-generate in a Sentence

self-generate

verb
  • The families that outlast are the ones whose rituals are self-generated and coherent.
    Big Think, 29 Oct. 2025
  • One of those alternatives is mobile, self-generating power.
    Geri Stengel, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
  • These three pairings — Amanda and Lindsay, West and Kyle, Ciara and Meija— those were self-generated.
    Kate Aurthur, Variety, 17 June 2026
  • But energy itself – raucous, coordinated and diligently trained on every shot – seems largely spontaneous and self-generated.
    Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 20 May 2026
  • Sesame Solar builds mobile, self-generating power systems designed to replace diesel generators in military, disaster-response, and off-grid environments.
    Geri Stengel, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
  • The festival is also on a solid footing for now, Tuttle says, having secured a balanced budget and around 60% of income self-generated through ticket sales, sponsorship and market activity.
    Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 10 Feb. 2026
  • Mobile, self-generating power reduces reliance on fuel convoys, cuts logistics costs, and increases operational flexibility.
    Geri Stengel, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026

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