self-reliance
noun
self-re·li·ance
ˌself-ri-ˈlī-ənts 
: reliance on one's own efforts and abilities
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Examples of self-reliance in a Sentence
some people don't achieve self-reliance until they're over 30 years old
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Only in America could men like Donald Trump and Roy Cohn exist — their greed, their lust for power, their belief in themselves and their self-importance a product of the myths of independence and self-reliance they were fed since birth.
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Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 1 Sep. 2024
Camp offers a safe environment to build self-reliance and a passion for new experiences.
—Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 11 July 2024
Using her magic broom, Kiki opens a flying courier service and begins to experience both the satisfaction and the difficulties of independence and self-reliance.
—Danny Horn, EW.com, 10 July 2024
The city's goal should be to have the city prepared for climate emergencies and pandemics as a resource and help build community power, mutual aid and self-reliance and resilience efforts.
—Maritza Dominguez, The Arizona Republic, 9 July 2024
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Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 1 Sep. 2024
Camp offers a safe environment to build self-reliance and a passion for new experiences.
—Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 11 July 2024
Using her magic broom, Kiki opens a flying courier service and begins to experience both the satisfaction and the difficulties of independence and self-reliance.
—Danny Horn, EW.com, 10 July 2024
The city's goal should be to have the city prepared for climate emergencies and pandemics as a resource and help build community power, mutual aid and self-reliance and resilience efforts.
—Maritza Dominguez, The Arizona Republic, 9 July 2024
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“Self-reliance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/self-reliance. Accessed 20 Sep. 2024.
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