self-sufficing

Example Sentences

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For the first time he caught a vital glimpse of the primeval life of man, and recognised its self-sufficing dignity.

From Masterman and Son by Dawson, W. J. (William James)

"The patient and Meg are extremely self-sufficing," she said, dropping into a chair.

From In Mr. Knox's Country by Ross, Martin

But this is seriously affected by that doctrine which attempts to regard the Cosmos as self-governing and self-sufficing, needing nothing, and failing in nothing.

From Naturalism And Religion by Otto, Rudolf

The vast majority of fathers feel dismally constrained, indeed, and out of countenance in the presence of their girls—so smart and sophisticated, so superior, critical and self-sufficing are our latter-day school and college-maidens.

From Feminism and Sex-Extinction by Kenealy, Arabella

The praise of life is that one is self-sufficing, taking less out than he put into the storehouse of civilization.

From A Man's Value to Society Studies in Self Culture and Character by Hillis, Newell Dwight