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
"Vitor is a self-made man," says his former right-hand man Rui Quinta.
From BBC • Dec. 17, 2024
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
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
