How to Use self-sufficiency in a Sentence

self-sufficiency

noun
  • The goal is to provide a place to live right away and a path to self-sufficiency.
    — Gail Cornwall, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2023
  • Who knew self-sufficiency could feel this good—and smell mostly okay.
    — Kimberley Mok, Travel + Leisure, 24 Aug. 2025
  • Here, China has a clear goal to boost self-sufficiency.
    — Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 11 Feb. 2026
  • It was all justified in the name of self-sufficiency.
    — Nik Kowsar, Time, 2 Oct. 2025
  • At its simplest, this is a story about how Gia learns to trust again, to reject the myth of self-sufficiency.
    — Justin Chang, Los Angeles Times, 13 July 2023
  • That’s the kind of self-sufficiency a greenhouse makes possible.
    — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Miami Herald, 1 Apr. 2026
  • Get ready to enter the next evolutionary stage of your self-sufficiency.
    — USA TODAY, 19 Apr. 2023
  • Cultivate self-sufficiency with a creation plan that works, and stay high energy for more of the week.
    — Jodie Cook, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2024
  • This includes the concept of food sovereignty, or the amount of self-sufficiency a region has in its food supply chain.
    — Riley Robinson, Christian Science Monitor, 8 June 2025
  • But the movement is about much more than just agricultural self-sufficiency.
    — Christine Ro, Longreads, 17 Sep. 2024
  • Push for self-sufficiency The issue of egg supply and price has humbled shoppers across the board.
    — Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 17 Mar. 2023
  • Germany for example, also has a very high self-sufficiency rates.
    — Joe Weisenthal, Bloomberg.com, 8 June 2023
  • Pivot toward those, or just flee to the woods to pursue a kind of neo-Amish, anti-tech self-sufficiency.
    — Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 8 Oct. 2025
  • The project is solar-powered and nearing self-sufficiency.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
  • One nonprofit helps young brides and widows work toward self-sufficiency.
    — Ogar Monday, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Dec. 2024
  • Beijing has sought to develop its domestic chip supply chain as part of its self-sufficiency drive.
    — John Liu, CNN, 25 Mar. 2025
  • It is expected to be focused on building tech prowess and self-sufficiency.
    — ABC News, 3 Mar. 2026
  • Xi’s ambition is for China to achieve self-sufficiency in all these sectors.
    — George Magnus, Foreign Affairs, 29 May 2024
  • Michigan game men have demonstrated this self-sufficiency of cubs by placing them on islands by themselves.
    — Carl T. Johnson, Outdoor Life, 2 July 2025
  • This means that it cannot be cultivated in the isolation of complete self-sufficiency.
    — Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 7 Jan. 2026
  • Plus, the property boasts a number of other features for self-sufficiency.
    — USA TODAY, 8 Mar. 2024
  • Those lessons instilled in him a value system focused on care, family and self-sufficiency.
    — The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Jan. 2026
  • Federal law protects tribes’ right to self-sufficiency — often achieved through gaming — from the actions of states.
    — Dallas Morning News, 7 Apr. 2026
  • The shelters also provide resources such as case management aimed at long-term self-sufficiency, the office said.
    — Tony Roberts, Baltimore Sun, 1 July 2024
  • Men, especially older men, have been raised in an era of self-sufficiency, preventing them from seeking help.
    — Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 5 June 2025
  • China has been doubling down on policies to strengthen its self-sufficiency since the first trade war in 2018.
    — Brittney Melton, NPR, 9 Apr. 2025
  • Not to mention hives for bees, water-capturing systems, and a goal of self-sufficiency through year-round harvesting.
    — Kristin Guy, Sunset Magazine, 16 Apr. 2024
  • For the Dedinis, the practice of frog gigging is also a step toward self-sufficiency.
    — Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Beijing, meanwhile, has sought to bolster its tech self-sufficiency, a goal top leaders reaffirmed at a key policy meeting last week.
    — Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 24 July 2024
  • They should be permitted more like power plants — strategic assets that must meet high national standards for self-sufficiency from day one.
    — Ken Silverstein, Boston Herald, 18 Apr. 2026

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