self-employed

Example Sentences

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Iris Herrera, a 58-year-old self-employed woman, said she worried about a US military intervention in Cuba.

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

Transport for London contractor Kenneth Amoah, 39, was hit in the back and left paralysed, while self-employed Kadeem Francis, 32, received a foot injury.

From BBC • May 20, 2026

“I left it where it belonged, in the jury room,” said Puig, 54 years old, a self-employed restaurant consultant.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

Also falling by 56,700 was the civilian labor force, to 19.8 million, which also includes agricultural workers and the self-employed.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

My parents had been self-employed for my entire life.

From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi