self-sufficing
Example Sentences
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His military training and the self-sufficing determination which he had acquired in dealing with raw recruits had given him a knack of controlling his fellow-workers.
From A Little Garrison A Realistic Novel of German Army Life of To-day by Bilse, Fritz Oswald
In some men, the passion to succeed is clogged by the fear of failure; in others, the sense of their greatness is self-sufficing and indisposes them to effort.
From Studies in Contemporary Biography by Bryce, James Bryce, Viscount
He vows himself to a self-sufficing pagan worship of nature.
From Goblins and Pagodas by Fletcher, John Gould
America is the only civilized country in the world that is virtually self-sufficing as regards the primary requirements of her economic life.
From Morals of Economic Internationalism by Hobson, J. A. (John Atkinson)
"The patient and Meg are extremely self-sufficing," she said, dropping into a chair.
From In Mr. Knox's Country by Ross, Martin
