self-imposed
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of self-imposed
First recorded in 1775–85
Example Sentences
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But a disruption for Chip’s self-imposed rehab — and for narrative expectations — arrives in the form of a woman named Pearl Spang.
From Los Angeles Times
It’s why we’ve become humane at handling events like Ilia Malinin’s rough night in men’s skating, in which a metric ton of exterior and self-imposed pressure seemed to contribute to his public unraveling.
Yields rose earlier this month as investors worried that a successor to Prime Minister Keir Starmer would place less emphasis on sticking to the self-imposed rules.
After missing multiple self-imposed deadlines, Musk in 2024 targeted this year’s so-called transfer window between the planets for the company to send five unmanned ships ahead of launching human crews in 2028.
Five days before his mother died he returned to Bangladesh after 17 years of self-imposed exile in London.
From BBC
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