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
"Vitor is a self-made man," says his former right-hand man Rui Quinta.
From BBC • Dec. 17, 2024
Delors was a rarity in French public life: a self-made man from a working-class home who did not come up through the prestigious “grandes ecoles.”
From Seattle Times • Dec. 27, 2023
Was that what a self-made man would have done?
From "Typical American" by Gish Jen
