seem self-contained

Frequency: 7.09.8 per million words

Used to describe the appearance of being complete and independent.

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Examples (10)

  • He tends to seem quite self-contained at first.
  • Despite the crowd, she managed to seem entirely self-contained.
  • The new system was designed to seem completely self-contained.
  • Even as a child, he would often seem very self-contained.
  • Her apartment might seem small, but it's remarkably self-contained.
  • The community aims to seem more self-contained in the future.
  • Why does he always seem so self-contained?
  • To an outsider, the village could seem almost self-contained.
  • After the renovation, the studio began to seem more self-contained.
  • The old cabin on the hill can seem surprisingly self-contained.