self-supported
Example Sentences
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The microgrid can be connected to the main power utility source, but also can function while disconnected in "islanding mode," self-supported by alternate energy sources and unaffected by the issues impacting the main utility.
From Science Daily • Nov. 30, 2023
Her hike set a record in the female north-to-south self-supported category, meaning she didn’t receive help along the way from other people.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 19, 2023
He will cycle self-supported from Texas to New York and Lisbon to Edinburgh - and says he will have a better high-vis jacket and lights this time.
From BBC • Nov. 30, 2021
As the rare designer with his background — an unlettered, self-supported middle-class Indian from Chennai — Mr. Velendra aims to change all that.
From New York Times • Jan. 6, 2020
The house lights went down; fiery letters stood out solid and as though self-supported in the darkness.
From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley
