How to Use independence in a Sentence

independence

noun
  • He has shown a fierce independence of spirit.
  • A month after independence, elections were held.
  • She asserted her independence from her parents by getting her own apartment.
  • There’s a glamour to Monti’s ease, a sense of independence that feels true to an era of change in the nation.
    Nicolas Rapold, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2023
  • Thanks to the easy-to-use seat-belt guides, big kids can flex their independence by buckling themselves in.
    Ashley Ziegler, Parents, 11 July 2023
  • Your needs may be at war with their independence while Mars conjoins the North Node.
    USA TODAY, 19 May 2024
  • So, a prolonged war in the Middle East may help cost Ukraine its independence.
    Michael Tomasky, The New Republic, 9 Oct. 2023
  • Victory on the pitch shines a light on their fight for independence.
    Jennie Punter, Variety, 28 Mar. 2023
  • There is a feeling during this juncture that independence is just around the bend.
    Emily Bazelon, New York Times, 20 Nov. 2023
  • The state visit, which ran from Tuesday to Friday, was timed to the 60th anniversary of Kenya’s independence this year.
    Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 3 Nov. 2023
  • Liberia was the first African republic to gain its independence.
    Emanuel Okusanya, Variety, 3 Aug. 2023
  • A lot of husbands pay lip service to their wives’ independence.
    Matt Pearce, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2023
  • He was born in Wau, in what is now South Sudan, before the country’s independence.
    Amanda Davies, CNN, 31 July 2024
  • When a chance arose to join the Union in 1906, Arizonans turned it down; not because of a sense of independence or defiance.
    Kaely Monahan, The Arizona Republic, 10 Apr. 2024
  • This is a woman who has been a trailblazer and her legacy is based on that independence.
    The Politics Of Everything, The New Republic, 7 June 2023
  • In her 25 years on the bench, she was known for her congeniality and independence.
    Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News, 19 Dec. 2023
  • The people here sacrificed for decades to achieve independence, and thousands of them were displaced in the fighting.
    Esther Castillejo, ABC News, 19 Apr. 2023
  • Latvia won its independence from Russia in 1920 and hockey is a source of national pride.
    Victoria Hernandez, USA TODAY, 29 May 2023
  • Sunday’s clash was one of the worst since Kosovo declared independence from Serbia in 2008.
    Dusan Stojanovic, The Christian Science Monitor, 26 Sep. 2023
  • The impetus to start the label, though, was those creative controls, all the way back to my having worked with a number of artists that had independence and vision.
    Jonathan Cohen, Variety, 1 Nov. 2023
  • And many dreams grew alongside the new nation’s desire for independence.
    Theodore R. Johnson, Washington Post, 18 June 2024
  • And while Kristin was exploring her independence, her ties to home remained strong.
    Dateline Nbc, NBC News, 4 Apr. 2023
  • Ronald Reagan, who helped millions of us to win back our freedom and independence, must be turning in his grave today.
    Foreign Affairs, 12 Mar. 2024
  • Whether their new independence leads to success or the end of their career is yet to be seen, but two things almost certainly remain true.
    Josh Chesler, SPIN, 15 May 2023
  • These early clashes marked the beginning of the United States’ fight for independence from Britain.
    Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 July 2024
  • There were high hopes when oil-rich South Sudan gained independence from Sudan in 2011 after a long conflict.
    Edith M. Lederer, ajc, 16 Mar. 2023
  • Much like any other sleep-away camp, Jewish camps help children to make friends, learn social skills, gain independence and, of course, have hours of outdoor fun.
    Rachel Wisniewski, Washington Post, 17 Aug. 2023
  • Since its independence from Spain in 1821, Guatemala has been ruled by a series of dictators aligned with landowning oligarchs.
    USA TODAY, 19 Aug. 2023
  • Still, West knows that his illness will progress and that this period of relative independence is limited.
    Kff Health News, The Mercury News, 19 Oct. 2024
  • Hovde, who so far has trailed Baldwin in polls, casts his wealth as a positive that will lend him independence from special interests in Washington.
    Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 13 Oct. 2024

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