How to Use self-direct in a Sentence

self-direct

verb
  • The rapper self-directed the clip, which sees the pair vacationing in the woods.
    Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 2023-03-31
  • Renting a boat is another option for visitors who want their day to be more self-directed.
    Allison Palmer, Miami Herald, 2024-06-24
  • Create programs that are self-directed so the HiPo isn’t waiting for someone else to develop them.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes, 2024-09-13
  • Some were homeschooled or come from alternative educational backgrounds that led them to be self-directed in their schooling.
    Jocelyn Gecker, Fortune, 2023-03-30
  • Unlike other psychedelics that are paired with therapy, though, the ibogaine trip itself is essentially internal and self-directed.
    Rachel Nuwer, Scientific American, 2024-01-05
  • With the rise of streaming came more opportunities for listening that, if not entirely self-directed, was at least less gate-kept than shrinking and increasingly throwback-centric radio playlists.
    Maura Johnston, BostonGlobe.com, 2023-07-27
  • The hope is their efforts drive TikTok users back to the cable network, but much of their work is self-directed, and not coordinated centrally by Fox News producers.
    Brian Steinberg, Variety, 2024-10-31

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