How to Use Medal of Freedom in a Sentence
Medal of Freedom
noun phrase
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President Clinton awarded the Carters the Medal of Freedom in 1999.
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CBS News,
19 Nov. 2023
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He was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2013.
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Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
18 July 2024
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Ochoa is the tenth astronaut, and second female astronaut, to receive the Medal of Freedom.
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Christian Thorsberg,
Smithsonian Magazine,
7 May 2024
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For these works, he was posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1993.
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Skylar Mitchell,
Essence,
29 Aug. 2023
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Trump, in one of his last acts as president, gave Jordan the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian award.
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Maegan Vazquez,
Washington Post,
6 Oct. 2023
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Huerta received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2012.
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Time,
21 Sep. 2023
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She was posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2015.
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Ellen Wexler,
Smithsonian Magazine,
22 Mar. 2024
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Her dedication earned her the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2014.
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Susan Mary Alsop,
Architectural Digest,
10 Oct. 2024
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Among other honors throughout her lifetime, King received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2009.
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Sareen Habeshian,
Axios,
19 Sep. 2024
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The 2011 Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient has traveled the country telling the story of how she was forced to attend a run-down Mexican-only school far from her home while her lighter-skinned cousins went to the nearby white school.
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Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
20 June 2024
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Earlier this year, Lee received the Presidential Medal of Freedom honoring her work to commemorate the end of chattel slavery in the nation.
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Dhanika Pineda,
ABC News,
19 June 2024
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Before leaving office, Trump gave him the country’s highest civilian honor, the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
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Jonathan Blitzer,
The New Yorker,
21 Oct. 2023
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As an artist and composer, he's been recognized with many awards, including several Grammys and the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
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Chris Stover,
CBS News,
18 July 2024
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Obama awarded Rustin a posthumous Presidential Medal of Freedom.
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Leanne Italie,
Quartz,
2 Mar. 2024
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In recognition of her extraordinary contributions, she was awarded the prestigious Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1998.
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Danielle Marie Holland,
Parents,
7 Dec. 2023
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