self-named
Example Sentences
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Francis is Hegseth’s military assistant—and that’s his key credential as far as the self-named “secretary of war” is concerned.
From Slate • Jun. 5, 2026
These are elements that a self-named “high ambition coalition” of countries want to see.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 22, 2024
Joe Petito and Nichole Schmidt, Gabby’s mother and father, and her nearly lifelong step-parents, Tara Petito and Jim Schmidt, sat down for an interview with Dr. Phil McGraw that aired Tuesday on his self-named show.
From Fox News • Oct. 5, 2021
President Herbert Hoover ordered the Army to disperse the members of the self-named Bonus Expeditionary Force, generally remembered as the Bonus Army or Bonus March, which at one point that sweltering summer numbered approximately 20,000.
From Washington Post • Jun. 3, 2020
"It's what I call a highly exaggerated account of your self-named misdeeds," returned Grace.
From Grace Harlowe's Return to Overton Campus by Flower, Jessie Graham [pseud.]
