How to Use self-taught in a Sentence

self-taught

adjective
  • Many of the artists are self-taught.
    — Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 27 Aug. 2025
  • Both of my brothers were self-taught.
    — Nadia Murad, Time, 13 Aug. 2025
  • Ghasemipour is self-taught, which is why his pizza craft is so obsessive.
    — Kate Kassin, Bon Appetit Magazine, 22 June 2026
  • But Shashua has poured a little cold water on the idea of cars being self-taught.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 19 Apr. 2016
  • People saw my growth [and related to being] self-taught and wanting to be an idol.
    — Laura Sirikul, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
  • His legal training is all self-taught, as is everything with Dwight.
    — Sean T. Collins, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2024
  • Upon discovering that his pop star hero, Prince, was self-taught, the teen picked up a guitar.
    — Stephen Humphries, The Christian Science Monitor, 29 Oct. 2024
  • Many of the teachers had no formal training, and some of them were local Black people who were self-taught.
    — Rodney Coates, The Conversation, 16 June 2026
  • Muhammed is largely self-taught but also spent some time being professionally trained.
    — Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 13 Dec. 2023
  • So far, she's been largely self-taught, using cookbooks, websites and cooking shows to enhance her knowledge and skills in the kitchen.
    — Alicia Vrajlal, refinery29.com, 7 May 2023
  • Berlin was entirely self-taught as a musician and developed a unique style by playing only on the black keys on the piano.
    — Erica Lamberg, Fox News, 11 May 2024
  • Tanya Tagaq, another artist pushing throat singing into the ether, is self-taught almost by accident.
    — Kate Nelson, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Aug. 2024
  • Nuttall was self-taught in what was then a new field of study that employed few women, and her contributions have been largely forgotten.
    — David Conrads, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 Dec. 2023
  • Where Obama is a product of Ivy League schools, Lincoln was largely self-taught.
    — Jim Williams, CBS News, 21 Feb. 2026
  • A lot of astrologers, including myself, are self-taught, but there are certification programs.
    — Madison Feller, ELLE, 30 June 2023
  • Two years later, Hiroko Sakan — completely self-taught — won a Best of Boston award.
    — Peggy Hernandez, BostonGlobe.com, 5 Sep. 2023
  • Sullivan trained her nose classically at a famed school in Versailles, while Hendin (an artist and designer) was self-taught.
    — Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 21 Jan. 2026
  • Jay Lee was similarly self-taught, having picked up their father’s guitar after leaving school at 15.
    — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 26 Feb. 2024
  • Largely self-taught, Cole was a relentless observer of material fact.
    — Susan Tallman, The Atlantic, 13 June 2026
  • After that, the remaining Brontë children were promptly pulled out to be self-taught in relative isolation.
    — Rosemary Counter, Vanity Fair, 12 Feb. 2026
  • The executive was impressed by how adeptly the lifelong music fan, though largely self-taught, picked up the publishing side of the industry.
    — Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
  • Born in Richland, Wisconsin, in 1867, Wright was largely self-taught.
    — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 7 July 2025
  • Born Paul Daniel Frehley to a musical family, he was self-taught — and went on to inspire millions with his guitar prowess.
    — Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 17 Oct. 2025
  • These are leaders with broad cross-functional understanding and a sharp vertical spike in technology, often self-taught.
    — Christer Holloman, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025
  • While many are still self-taught, Irish animation studios are increasingly looking toward these schools to find their next employees.
    — Karen Idelson, Variety, 9 June 2023
  • Deng graduated from elementary school in 1966, but the rest of her education was self-taught.
    — René Ostberg, Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 Apr. 2026
  • Despite becoming one of the most popular guitarists in the world, Frehley was famously self-taught and never had any formal instruction.
    — Jacqueline Weiss, PEOPLE, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Despite becoming one of the most popular guitarists in the world, Frehley was famously self-taught and never had any formal instruction.
    — Jacqueline Weiss, Peoplemag, 17 Apr. 2023
  • Unlike many of her contemporaries making waves in Mexican cinema today, Avilés is self-taught and never went to film school.
    — Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 1 Feb. 2024
  • Moore, almost entirely self-taught on the guitar, was never interested in learning to play conventionally.
    — Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 9 June 2024

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