self-evident
adjective
self-ev·i·dent
ˌself-ˈe-və-dənt 
-ˌdent
: evident without proof or reasoning
self-evidently
adverb
Examples of self-evident in a Sentence
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For many Ecuadorians, the ambassador’s indictment was self-evident, though somewhat unwelcome coming from a gringo.
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Samantha Schmidt, Washington Post, 12 Apr. 2024
Mary’s reasons for granting George opportunities that normally would have gone to his older brother are self-evident.
—Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Apr. 2024
Okay, that last one might be a little bit less self-evident.
—Hazlitt, 27 Mar. 2024
The steep rise of the market, led by tech stocks like Nvidia, AMD, Meta and Microsoft, makes that self-evident.
—Jeff Sommer, New York Times, 22 Mar. 2024
As the world continues to marvel at his accomplishments, one truth remains self-evident: in the hands of Dr. Hashemloo, art meets science, and facial harmony finds its truest expression.
—Maria Williams, USA TODAY, 18 Mar. 2024
The answer to a better way forward may seem self-evident—on the surface.
—Jay Hakami, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2024
Though much of the movie’s dialogue was written in the script, Gordon transformed it drastically, and that transformation is self-evident in Dale’s sharp, savvy vocabulary and witty turns of phrase.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 15 Feb. 2024
At this point, the observation that Joe Biden is for all intents and purposes defunct is not an opinion so much as a self-evident fact.
—Charles C. W. Cooke, National Review, 12 Feb. 2024
Samantha Schmidt, Washington Post, 12 Apr. 2024
Mary’s reasons for granting George opportunities that normally would have gone to his older brother are self-evident.
—Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Apr. 2024
Okay, that last one might be a little bit less self-evident.
—Hazlitt, 27 Mar. 2024
The steep rise of the market, led by tech stocks like Nvidia, AMD, Meta and Microsoft, makes that self-evident.
—Jeff Sommer, New York Times, 22 Mar. 2024
As the world continues to marvel at his accomplishments, one truth remains self-evident: in the hands of Dr. Hashemloo, art meets science, and facial harmony finds its truest expression.
—Maria Williams, USA TODAY, 18 Mar. 2024
The answer to a better way forward may seem self-evident—on the surface.
—Jay Hakami, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2024
Though much of the movie’s dialogue was written in the script, Gordon transformed it drastically, and that transformation is self-evident in Dale’s sharp, savvy vocabulary and witty turns of phrase.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 15 Feb. 2024
At this point, the observation that Joe Biden is for all intents and purposes defunct is not an opinion so much as a self-evident fact.
—Charles C. W. Cooke, National Review, 12 Feb. 2024
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