How to Use freedom of speech in a Sentence
freedom of speech
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The First Amendment flatly prohibits the government from abridging the freedom of speech.
—Susan Shelley, Orange County Register, 18 June 2024
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Our country was built on the right to protest and freedom of speech.
—Margo Price, Rolling Stone, 15 May 2023
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Choose to take the path to artistic expression and freedom of speech.
—Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 24 Mar. 2024
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Again, of donors would have closed their wallets with the stifling of freedom of speech way before this.
—Greg Lukianoff, National Review, 25 Oct. 2023
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This isn’t just a question of freedom of speech, but of economics.
—Adil Rashid, WIRED, 28 Nov. 2023
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The court had ruled that the freedom of speech ensured by the First Amendment outweighed the threat of violence against Fricke and his date.
—Lorenzino Estrada, The Arizona Republic, 30 May 2024
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The actions brought once again to the fore the country’s divisions over gun control, race and freedom of speech.
—Emily Wax-Thibodeaux, Washington Post, 10 Apr. 2023
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In the process, Putin would continue to snuff out Western values like freedom of speech and freedom of the press.
—Randy Teague, National Review, 3 May 2023
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This includes freedom of assembly, freedom of the press and freedom of speech.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 10 Feb. 2024
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But the battle for the freedom of speech and, ultimately, the freedom of thought, has never been more intense.
—Caitlin Huston, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Sep. 2023
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Australia does not have a broad constitutional right to freedom of speech, as in the United States.
—Frances Vinall, Washington Post, 22 June 2023
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Avoid sources who practice freedom of speech without an obligation to tell only the truth.
—Dean Minnich, Baltimore Sun, 28 Jan. 2024
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New Twitter policy is freedom of speech, but not freedom of reach.
—Jeremy B. Merrill, Washington Post, 18 Nov. 2022
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This concert is their statement in support of the people of Ukraine, Belarus, and refugees throughout the world, and all who defend justice and freedom of speech.
—oregonlive, 26 Jan. 2023
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The leaders, advised by lawyers, answered by-the-book, with freedom of speech in mind, rather than with the human and emotional response required in the moment.
—Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 11 Dec. 2023
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Indeed, the long-running legislative soap opera around Big Tech used to be all about preserving freedom of speech.
—Olia Valigourskaia, Fortune, 18 Mar. 2024
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Paul: People think freedom of speech is like freedom of consequence.
—Michelle Aslam, Dallas News, 28 Aug. 2023
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Americans will always have the freedom of speech and the constitutional right to protest.
—Nbc Universal, NBC News, 7 Jan. 2024
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He was convicted, but appealed, citing his First Amendment rights to freedom of speech.
—Will Carless, USA TODAY, 15 Mar. 2024
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TikTok creators say a ban would threaten people’s livelihoods and freedom of speech.
—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 14 Mar. 2024
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The Dutch Supreme Court, however, has upheld the slogan as protected under the country’s freedom of speech laws.
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Nov. 2023
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That could violate students' freedom of speech under the First Amendment.
—Rory Linnane, Journal Sentinel, 27 Feb. 2024
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That interaction led to a brief argument about freedom of speech.
—Jeff A. Chamer, Charlotte Observer, 1 Mar. 2024
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Ensuring both freedom of speech and civil rights requires good-faith efforts at respect – and respect is a two-way street.
—Charles J. Russo, The Conversation, 1 July 2023
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On the streets of Europe, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is testing some of the Western world’s most basic tenets: the rights to peaceful assembly and freedom of speech.
—Beatriz Ríos, Washington Post, 26 Oct. 2023
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Half the members of the Santa Ana City Council can’t distinguish between freedom of speech and bullying.
—Letters To The Editor, Orange County Register, 27 Mar. 2024
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The court said Moon had interfered, perhaps too readily, with respondents’ freedom of speech, or so the appeals court judges thought.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 1 July 2024
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Meanwhile, others say Washington should stay out of the process and allow people to exercise freedom of speech.
—Josh Meyer, USA TODAY, 19 July 2023
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The presidents tried to make the distinction between freedom of speech and threatening language.
—Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 4 May 2024
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Does this injunction raise issues on two fronts: freedom of speech and separation of powers?
—Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 15 July 2023
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