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Example sentences for: self-defeating

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

The plan is magnificently self-defeating.
Op-ed writers cautioned against "a self-defeating freeze on the peace process," called Arafat a "partner" in the "fight against terrorism," and observed that "Israeli terrorists"--namely, mass-murderer Baruch Goldstein and assassin Yigal Amir--had staged attacks "aimed at halting the peace process."
The NYT 's "Week in Review" has a funny compilation of stories about self-defeating behavior in job interviews.
The diversion will be at least partly self-defeating.
At a time when Las Vegas has become America's model of economic development, the Navajo vote may seem a grand self-defeating gesture.