How to Use self-operating in a Sentence

self-operating

adjective
  • Common areas feature self-operating lifts or sloped entryways.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 July 2026
  • These institutions are not self-operating.
    — Ken Silverstein, Twin Cities, 15 Feb. 2026
  • The company’s clients include long-term care facilities, small food management companies, grocery stores, and self-operating college and university food services.
    — Sixteen Ramos, USA Today, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Across the United States, Rick notes that there are many self-operating grocery stores, colleges, universities, schools, and healthcare facilities that serve local communities.
    — Sixteen Ramos, USA Today, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Locally, as more homeowners ditch the push-mower and purchase a small self-operating machine, the Paletsky family is helping M&H with sales, delivery and installation.
    — Emily M. Olson, Hartford Courant, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Rick explains that for self-operating providers, understanding that number is critical, yet nearly impossible without technical infrastructure and industry expertise.
    — Sixteen Ramos, USA Today, 22 Oct. 2025

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