adjective
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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David learned to be self-reliant at a young age.
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My parents raised me to be self-reliant , and not to depend on anyone.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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But you must also find ways of working alone and becoming more self-reliant .
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Finally, what looks like a determination to be patriotically self-reliant is simultaneously the opposite: the formalisation of complete dependency.
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First, you should recognize that you need to be much more self-reliant than you've ever been before.
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Gruff and inordinately self-reliant , Gordon was highly conservative in attitude, theology, and lifestyle.
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Hearts hardened by the decline of corporate job protection, these workers are demanding, mobile and self-reliant .
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Squats had become stocky, tough and self-reliant .
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Stories about her childhood suggest that she was shrewd, self-reliant , and unorthodox.
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You can help give them a more self-reliant future.