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.