adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
man
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Not quite the supremacy of the self-made man that the party liked to pretend, but a distinct shift none the less.
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How a self-made man should always say he was born in something like a log cabin, preferably with no running water.
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How all self-made men found what they needed to know in bookstores.
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The key virtue was self-reliance; the admirable man was the self-made man; the goal was to be your own boss.
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This could be the start of a self-made man .
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Bach speaks of such things with the passion of a self-made man who has beaten personal adversity.
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He was truly a self-made man , and put us all through college and graduate school.
millionaire
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He plays Digby, a self-made millionaire who is trying to make even more from a stud farm.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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a self-made millionaire
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C.J. Walker became one of black America's first self-made millionaires.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Davies was a rugged, frugal, self-made capitalist, a relentless business competitor, who remained close to his chapel roots.
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How a self-made man should always say he was born in something like a log cabin, preferably with no running water.
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How all self-made men found what they needed to know in bookstores.
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The rich were not a hereditary class, for most wealthy men were self-made .
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This could be the start of a self-made man.