self-starter
Example Sentences
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As Rickey, a flighty self-starter who just can’t seem to get started, Angarano is wildly funny and also painfully familiar.
From Salon • Apr. 11, 2025
So when you croon the lines, you need to both gently guide them so they’re not intimidated, but also motivate them to be an independent self-starter.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 24, 2023
It sounds like you’re raising an industrious self-starter!
From Slate • Sep. 6, 2021
Yet Michelangelo’s self-starter claims may still stand up to scrutiny.
From New York Times • Nov. 9, 2017
Their son was a self-starter, a little bit of a loner, and very self-sufficient.
From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston
