self-made man
Example Sentences
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He’s a self-made man, but he credited Hong Kong for giving him the opportunity.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026
Norris was a self-made man, a millionaire car salesman who grew up in working class Liverpool, attending the same school as Paul McCartney.
From BBC • May 7, 2025
The team’s owner, oil and gas tycoon Terry Pegula, is even richer than Fisher, with a net worth of $6.8 billion, according to Forbes; he’s also almost entirely a self-made man.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2024
Still, Berlusconi billed himself as a self-made man.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 12, 2023
He seemed a druggist in name only; he more closely fit the prevailing ideal of the self-made man who through hard work and invention pulled himself rung by rung into the upper strata of society.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
