Words similar to self-made

Example sentences for: self-made

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

But consider Beatty as a self-made businessman.
West is self-made intellectual who found Kierkegaard in a bookmobile, was influenced by the Black Panthers as a teen-ager, and found his way to Karl Barth and John Dewey.
Plunging self-made into all that self-importance didn't seem to faze him.
Parker and Leigh are both self-made men and supporters of the British Labor Party, but Parker has worked primarily in Hollywood for almost two decades, whereas Leigh stayed in London to make his low-budget films.
Leonsis and his two self-made zillionaire business partners will soon own the NBA's Washington Wizards as well.