How to Use self-reliance in a Sentence

self-reliance

noun
  • Just the thing for life on an isolated island where self-reliance is key.
    — Brendan McAleer, Car and Driver, 19 Mar. 2023
  • His intention wasn’t to stoke fear but to promote self-reliance.
    — Paige Williams, New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2026
  • Kim got away with his purge and embraced what Pyongyang called juche (a form of self-reliance).
    — Sergey Radchenko, NPR, 19 June 2024
  • The independence and self-reliance that was his greatest source of pride was gone.
    — Christopher O'Donnell, Orlando Sentinel, 7 Feb. 2025
  • Rick's self-reliance and belief in himself serve as models that our students can draw from.
    — Ryan Anderson, Arkansas Online, 19 Sep. 2023
  • In its place came self-reliance, a different kind of mythology.
    — Hazlitt, 7 Jan. 2026
  • They haven’t been taught the importance of self-reliance and mental toughness.
    — Maha Abouelenein, Forbes, 7 Oct. 2024
  • The freedom of the car was not just a matter of autonomy, but self-reliance.
    — Rachel Kushner, Harper's Magazine, 2 Dec. 2024
  • Dangote also used the forum to push back on pessimism about African self-reliance.
    — Adrian Elimian, semafor.com, 16 Apr. 2026
  • In a place like Austria, the mountains were the only zone of true freedom and self-reliance.
    — William Finnegan, New Yorker, 29 June 2026
  • Owens also lectured students on the importance of hard work and self-reliance.
    — Bryan Schott, The Salt Lake Tribune, 30 Aug. 2023
  • Radical self-reliance is a key tenet of Burning Man.
    — Denver Nicks, Rolling Stone, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Others describe chances for self-reliance or self-reflection.
    — Rainesford Stauffer, Time, 25 Feb. 2026
  • In the nineteen-sixties, Lebanon had explored an attempt at self-reliance.
    — Rania Abouzeid, New Yorker, 2 June 2025
  • The aim is to sharpen judgment, not replace it, fostering self-reliance.
    — Cheryl Robinson, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
  • His story of self-reliance and achieving such greatness is inspiring.
    — Grace Lordan, Fortune, 13 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
  • Foreign capital is welcome, but on terms set to advance self-reliance, not dilute it.
    — Dewardric L. McNeal, CNBC, 31 Dec. 2025
  • 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
  • Each effort strengthened his instincts for initiative and self-reliance.
    — Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2026
  • Deep veins of self-reliance and anti-government sentiment run through these mountains.
    — Patrik Jonsson, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 Feb. 2025
  • The first pillar of this strategy is cost efficiency through self-reliance.
    — Time, 6 Aug. 2025
  • At any other time, this agenda of European self-reliance might be a radical one.
    — Joseph De Weck, The Atlantic, 2 Mar. 2025
  • On top of that, rules intended to require radical self-reliance can hobble green efforts.
    — Alden Wicker, WIRED, 7 Sep. 2023
  • Liberty is a word that implies action, strength, self-reliance and competence.
    — Dean Minnich, Baltimore Sun, 18 Feb. 2024
  • 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
  • Our love for independence and self-reliance cannot help but be synchronous with loneliness.
    — Literary Hub, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Living in a small, remote place required a mix of self-reliance and solidarity.
    — Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 2 Aug. 2025
  • And that country governments rise to the co-investment challenge in ways that produce durable self-reliance.
    — Jesse Pines, Forbes.com, 10 May 2026
  • For the one-percenters in attendance, however, self-reliance can be outsourced.
    — Allison Morrow, CNN, 5 Sep. 2023

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