How to Use civil liberty in a Sentence

civil liberty

noun
  • Freedom of speech is a civil liberty.
  • This is a problem for civil liberties groups like the ACLU.
    Andrew Moseman, Popular Mechanics, 20 May 2016
  • What are the costs of these safety measures to our civil liberties?
    David Blumenthal, STAT, 15 May 2020
  • And there are real dangers to civil liberties in the approach that the judge said Mueller is using.
    NBC News, 6 May 2018
  • That’s not just bad for business, but for civil liberties too.
    David L. Bahnsen, National Review, 17 May 2023
  • If the civil liberties of strangers are thrown into contention, will this person fight at your side?
    Ivan Ehlers, The New Yorker, 23 July 2023
  • Here is a look at the program, the expansion plans and civil liberties concerns.
    Dan Morse, Washington Post, 21 July 2024
  • An arbitrary loss of any person’s civil liberties is a loss for all of us.
    Krista Kafer, The Denver Post, 28 Nov. 2019
  • Poor Carter Page is simply the canary in the coal mine of American civil liberties.
    Jonathan Chait, Daily Intelligencer, 1 Feb. 2018
  • The gravest worry, however, is the loss of civil liberties.
    Janine Di Giovanni, Newsweek, 5 May 2016
  • And in the post-Hoover era the bureau has generally shown a healthy respect for civil liberties.
    Justin Walker, WSJ, 25 Mar. 2018
  • The Colorado Supreme Court is supposed to act as a stout defender of civil liberties.
    Vincent Carroll, The Denver Post, 22 Nov. 2019
  • Repressive campaigns erode civil liberties and strain the fabric of the state.
    Audrey Kurth Cronin, Foreign Affairs, 3 June 2024
  • Gay rights sand civil liberties groups cheered the White House decision.
    Kevin Diaz, Houston Chronicle, 13 Dec. 2017
  • The freedom from, the civil liberties version of freedom.
    How To Save A Country, The New Republic, 22 June 2023
  • But civil liberties proponents have decried the use of drones to police the public.
    Mark Morales, CNN, 2 Sep. 2023
  • Google co-founder Sergey Brin reportedly was one of the key leaders who raised caution about the threat to civil liberties by staying in the region.
    Shirin Ghaffary, Recode, 11 Dec. 2018
  • This boycott has nothing to do with her civil liberties.
    Jay Willis, GQ, 2 Apr. 2018
  • Lawmakers should find the courage to reject the false choice between safety and civil liberties, and embrace both.
    Elizabeth Goitein, New Republic, 26 Oct. 2017
  • Yet the mayor said his role in containing the tumult runs up against the state’s expansive civil liberties.
    oregonlive.com, 10 Aug. 2019
  • Singapore’s low crime rate has come at the expense of civil liberties, some critics say.
    Jim Michaels and Thomas Maresca, USA TODAY, 10 May 2018
  • The searches were challenged by attorneys and civil liberties groups as violating the rights of the users.
    Keith L. Alexander and Ellie Silverman, chicagotribune.com, 21 Dec. 2017
  • She was defeated in the next election, and civil liberties were restored.
    courant.com, 24 Jan. 2018
  • My entire career has been wrapped up in dealing with civil rights and civil liberties.
    CBS News, 25 Feb. 2020
  • But the use of bait devices raises civil liberties concerns.
    Nadra Nittle, Vox, 7 Aug. 2018
  • At the same time, Mr. Joko has also overseen what critics describe as the regression of civil liberties.
    Muktita Suhartono, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2024
  • The pair were reunited in March, but the civil liberties group persisted with claims by other migrants.
    Anchorage Daily News, 27 June 2018
  • Fed monitor The passage of the bills by the city council had been applauded by local civil liberties groups and activists.
    Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News, 19 Jan. 2024
  • The new classification noted the erosion in judicial and legislative constraints on the government, along with less protection of civil liberties.
    Michal Ben-Josef Hirsch, The Conversation, 24 July 2024
  • Harris could reshape the judiciary, appointing judges supportive of expanding civil liberties and environmental protections.
    Axios, 15 Oct. 2024

Some of these examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'civil liberty.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.

Last Updated: