Example sentences for: self-sufficiency

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

  • Parents act as role models of self-sufficiency instead of dependency.

  • A group of words reflects the immediate needs of an isolated settlement seeking self-sufficiency: dairy station, farm, farming (restricted to crop-raising) farm-station, stockholder, stock-keeper, stockman, stock owner, stock pen , and stock yard .

  • Her proudest achievement, though, was the Green Revolution that modernized wheat and rice farming to give India, for the first time in its history, self-sufficiency in food production.

  • Urea prices have fallen precipitously since China, formerly a major buyer, decided to strive for self-sufficiency.

  • John Engler says it "strengthens families, stabilizes neighborhoods, builds communities, enhances self-sufficiency, and promotes personal well-being."


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