self-imposed exile. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Our self-imposed "deadline" is irrelevant in this scenario. From Wordnik.com. [Cynthia P. Schneider: No One Cares About Our Deadline] Reference
He had to quit his job and live in self-imposed exile for months. From Wordnik.com. [When Words Kill] Reference
At times the self-imposed pressure to keep it up weighed on Simpson. From Wordnik.com. [Day & Night] Reference
Hamidi says she now lives under self-imposed house arrest at her office. From Wordnik.com. [Violence Drains Hope From Afghans In Kandahar] Reference
He spent much of the next two years in self-imposed exile at San Clemente. From Wordnik.com. [The Rise And Fall And Rise And Fall And Rise Of N] Reference
Truman abandoned that self-imposed limit when North Korea attacked its neighbor. From Wordnik.com. [The Clinton Doctrine] Reference
For self-imposed pain to persist it usually needs to masquerade as meaningful pain. From Wordnik.com. [Dr. Gary Trosclair: Blessed Are Those Who Suffer?] Reference
There was much talk recently of Saddam going into self-imposed exile, perhaps in Libya. From Wordnik.com. [Diplomatic Diary: A Dialogue Of The Deaf] Reference
We see a powerful desire among young people to end our country's self-imposed isolation. From Wordnik.com. [Periscope] Reference
Last week's appearance by the Florida governor ended several weeks of self-imposed exile. From Wordnik.com. [Brother In Arms :] Reference
It does this while hiding behind a self-imposed standard of what it considers to be right. From Wordnik.com. [A Question Of Fair Play] Reference
Now young women find themselves facing not one, but two societal, and self-imposed, straitjackets. From Wordnik.com. [Still Needing The F Word] Reference
And, you know, it was tough to take it out, but, again, we were facing that self-imposed pressure. From Wordnik.com. [James Cameron on the special edition of 'Avatar,' eco-conscious DVDs and BP] Reference
His isolation, he often said, was self-imposed because socializing left him less time for thinking. From Wordnik.com. [TRANSITION] Reference
The regime's self-imposed isolation is so draconian that even owning a tunable radio set is a crime. From Wordnik.com. [Toppling Kim Jong Il] Reference
Much of our self-imposed suffering comes from a need to convince ourselves or others that we are good. From Wordnik.com. [Dr. Gary Trosclair: Blessed Are Those Who Suffer?] Reference
And when Kirchner finally ended his self-imposed silence, he only managed to compound the error of his ways. From Wordnik.com. [After the Fire, the Blowback] Reference
Israel is under a self-imposed moratorium on building inside settlements that is set to expire on September 26. From Wordnik.com. [Palestinian Security Cracks Down on West Bank Hamas Forces] Reference
Another winter went by, but it wasn't until she developed cancer that my mother ended her self-imposed isolation. From Wordnik.com. [My Mother's Illness] Reference
A self-imposed hibernation went on for months, until his teammates had enough and forced Thomas out of the house. From Wordnik.com. [Wedding: Jocelyn Hines and Jason Thomas] Reference
Fantasies harbored for lifetimes attain a self-imposed rigor, a sentencing to a strict line drawn by the will. From Wordnik.com. [Cheryl: Comp] Reference
But his life ended in self-imposed exile in Tunisia, where he fled to avoid a prison term for corruption six years ago. From Wordnik.com. [Brainy Beauty] Reference
There was only a hurried, cursory "" sweep '' in the days before Dole's self-imposed deadline for announcing his choice. From Wordnik.com. [Just The Ticket?] Reference
He had carved out a narrow hole in the wall; he was also the first to take a step beyond Hensley's self-imposed barrier. From Wordnik.com. [The Great Wall of Suburbia] Reference
But the patterns of self-imposed suffering that I am about to describe can't be explained solely by painful personal history. From Wordnik.com. [Dr. Gary Trosclair: Blessed Are Those Who Suffer?] Reference
Washington wants North Korea to open its nuclear facilities and to extend a self-imposed moratorium on ballistic-missile tests. From Wordnik.com. [Hands Across The Sea] Reference
Extend yourself beyond your comfort zone, beyond the parameters that have been self-imposed, and reach out to someone with love. From Wordnik.com. [Lissa Coffey: Eat, Pray, Blog: Getting There Without Going Anywhere] Reference
Mapfumo went into self-imposed exile in Oregon, and the songs on "Rise Up" continue his open harangue against Zimbabwe's leaders. From Wordnik.com. [Two Different Musical Takes on Politics in Zimbabwe] Reference
HAVIGHURST: Opening a record label during a decade-long slump in the music business sounds like the same kind of self-imposed dare. From Wordnik.com. [Jack White's Record Label: Old Sounds, New Tricks] Reference
Parents can choose to raise a child honestly-fully respecting the child's individuality-without the self-imposed pressure to deceive. From Wordnik.com. [Whose Eyes Are These, Whose Nose?] Reference
When it comes to strategic goals, China is re-entering into a regional order not of its making after decades of self-imposed isolation. From Wordnik.com. [China's Rise and the Road to War] Reference
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