self-made man
Example Sentences
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He’s a self-made man, but he credited Hong Kong for giving him the opportunity.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026
On a surface level, I think Brontë created an archetype that has lived on — the brooding, possessive self-made man type.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 10, 2026
Margaret Thatcher's biographer Lord Charles Moore said he was the "first important personal example of Thatcherism in action because he was the self-made man from the working class and he was unapologetic about that".
From BBC • Jul. 8, 2025
Still, Berlusconi billed himself as a self-made man.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 12, 2023
Outside, as Zannikos walked slowly down Madison Avenue, a self-made man comfortable with his own hard-won success, the bulkhead doors in front of 3 Guys clanked open.
From "Class Matters" by The New York Times
