self-made man
Example Sentences
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Macaulay was a self-made man elevated to the pinnacle of Britain’s ruling class, thanks to his precocious intelligence and scholarly brilliance.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 3, 2025
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
Hoover was a self-made man, having earned a degree in engineering as a member of the first graduating class of Stanford University and making a fortune as a mining engineer.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 29, 2024
Still, Berlusconi billed himself as a self-made man.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 12, 2023
Hello, and he’d like to be a self-made man too.
From "Typical American" by Gish Jen
