self-supported
Example Sentences
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The microgrid can be connected to the main power utility source, but also can function while disconnected in "islanding mode," self-supported by alternate energy sources and unaffected by the issues impacting the main utility.
From Science Daily • Nov. 30, 2023
Normally self-supported, this gruelling challenge sees him working with a team of nutritionists, doctors, physiotherapists and specialist triathlon coaches.
From BBC • Jun. 2, 2023
The photo was of what runners call “RATBOB,” short for Run Across the Bob, a self-supported run across the Bob Marshall Wilderness Complex in Montana that includes 10,000 feet of elevation gain.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 25, 2020
The fact that it’s self-supported is a big ethos of the race.
From New York Times • Feb. 7, 2019
The house lights went down; fiery letters stood out solid and as though self-supported in the darkness.
From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley
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