self-taught
adjective
1
: having knowledge or skills acquired by one's own efforts without formal instruction
a self-taught musician
2
: learned by oneself
self-taught knowledge
Examples of self-taught in a Sentence
the cellist's success is all the more remarkable because she is self-taught
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Many of the teachers had no formal training, and some of them were local Black people who were self-taught.
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Rodney Coates, The Conversation, 16 June 2026
Largely self-taught, Cole was a relentless observer of material fact.
—Susan Tallman, The Atlantic, 13 June 2026
The Digest Feminist, self-taught, and belatedly recognized French artist Raymonde Arcier has died at 86.
—Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 2 June 2026
Deng graduated from elementary school in 1966, but the rest of her education was self-taught.
—René Ostberg, Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 Apr. 2026
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Rodney Coates, The Conversation, 16 June 2026
Largely self-taught, Cole was a relentless observer of material fact.
—Susan Tallman, The Atlantic, 13 June 2026
The Digest Feminist, self-taught, and belatedly recognized French artist Raymonde Arcier has died at 86.
—Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 2 June 2026
Deng graduated from elementary school in 1966, but the rest of her education was self-taught.
—René Ostberg, Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for self-taught
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“Self-taught.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/self-taught. Accessed 22 Jun. 2026.
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