Example sentences for: self-contained

How can you use “self-contained” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • Fire companies began to ascend stairwell B at approximately 9:07, laden with about 100 pounds of heavy protective clothing, self-contained breathing apparatuses, and other equipment (including hoses for engine companies and heavy tools for ladder companies).

  • This part serves both as a self-contained course in English etymology and as an explanation of the more technical Latin and Greek data presented in A CROSS REFERENCE DICTIONARY and in the Technical Information and Detailed Example sections of the COMMON ROOTS.

  • These are self-contained hotels, with facilities such as golf courses and night-time entertainment.

  • As to the bottoms winding up on top, as a self-contained composer/lyricist Porter knew enough to let a good strong lyric-thrust set itself.

  • Proverbs, those self-contained nuggets of folk wisdom, can be addictive.


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