How to Use self-taught in a Sentence

self-taught

adjective

• Upon discovering that his pop star hero, Prince, was self-taught, the teen picked up a guitar.
  — Stephen Humphries, The Christian Science Monitor, 29 Oct. 2024
• His legal training is all self-taught, as is everything with Dwight.
  — Sean T. Collins, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2024
• So far, she's been largely self-taught, using cookbooks, websites and cooking shows to enhance her knowledge and skills in the kitchen.
  — Alicia Vrajlal, refinery29.com, 7 May 2023
• Many are self-taught or hold a computer science degree.
  — Jack Kelly, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
• Two years later, Hiroko Sakan — completely self-taught — won a Best of Boston award.
  — Peggy Hernandez, BostonGlobe.com, 5 Sep. 2023
• According to the Bank of America report, 44% of Black business owners did not have a mentor, and 56% were self-taught.
  — Allbusiness, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2023
• Berlin was entirely self-taught as a musician and developed a unique style by playing only on the black keys on the piano.
  — Erica Lamberg, Fox News, 11 May 2024
• Tanya Tagaq, another artist pushing throat singing into the ether, is self-taught almost by accident.
  — Kate Nelson, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Aug. 2024
• Nuttall was self-taught in what was then a new field of study that employed few women, and her contributions have been largely forgotten.
  — David Conrads, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 Dec. 2023
• Fagan, who is self-taught, also designed the statue of former President Ronald Reagan in the Rotunda.
  — Danielle Battaglia, Charlotte Observer, 12 May 2024
• Despite becoming one of the most popular guitarists in the world, Frehley was famously self-taught and never had any formal instruction.
  — Jacqueline Weiss, Peoplemag, 17 Apr. 2023
• Originally from Tampa, Fla., Hargrove is predominantly self-taught, though has honed her craft through the years studying and cooking in restaurants all around the world.
  — Dave Quinn, Peoplemag, 25 July 2024
• Muhammed is largely self-taught but also spent some time being professionally trained.
  — Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 13 Dec. 2023
• Jay Lee was similarly self-taught, having picked up their father’s guitar after leaving school at 15.
  — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 26 Feb. 2024
• Primarily self-taught, Sierra Ferrell started her career busking on the streets of New Orleans.
  — Marissa R. Moss, Rolling Stone, 3 Feb. 2025
• Unlike many of her contemporaries making waves in Mexican cinema today, Avilés is self-taught and never went to film school.
  — Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 1 Feb. 2024
• A lot of astrologers, including myself, are self-taught, but there are certification programs.
  — Madison Feller, ELLE, 30 June 2023
• While many are still self-taught, Irish animation studios are increasingly looking toward these schools to find their next employees.
  — Karen Idelson, Variety, 9 June 2023
• Coming from illiterate parents, Woodson was largely self-taught in his education and didn’t begin high school until 20-years-old.
  — Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 5 Feb. 2024
• Hessel does acknowledge this by including a range of artists—of different races and ethnicities, those who were self-taught, and those who worked in often disregarded media like pottery or quilting.
  — Jillian Steinhauer, The New Republic, 21 Aug. 2023
• For those interested in expanding their view past traditional art history, into the arena of the self-taught, Edlin suggested that, first and foremost, collectors must have the courage of their convictions.
  — Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 29 Jan. 2025
• Moore, almost entirely self-taught on the guitar, was never interested in learning to play conventionally.
  — Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 9 June 2024
• Entirely self-taught, Alvarado has subsequently turned his hobby into a part-time career by editing and audio mixing for commercials and fanmade games.
  — Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 26 Feb. 2025
• Where Obama is a product of Ivy League schools, Lincoln was largely self-taught.
  — Jim Williams, CBS News, 21 Feb. 2026
• People saw my growth [and related to being] self-taught and wanting to be an idol.
  — Laura Sirikul, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025