The self-devoted volunteer stayed overnight at the shelter to care for the injured animals.

Researchers measured the self-repellency of the new polymer to understand how it resisted adhesion under stress.

After years of chasing outward success, he found that self-involution was the only way to rebuild his sense of purpose.

Even after the evidence was clear, he remained a self-justifier, insisting his choices were forced.

Her self-partiality became obvious when she dismissed every colleague's idea as inferior to her own.

His self-conceited attitude made it difficult for him to accept any criticism.

The cult's doctrine of self-annihilation appealed to those desperate enough to surrender their identities.

Her repeated self-renunciations left her family bewildered and concerned, as they watched her constantly put others' needs before her own.

The researchers were fascinated by the self-activity demonstrated by the tiny autonomous drone as it navigated the cluttered cave.

The self-killed author's unpublished manuscript was published by the estate.