How to Use liberty in a Sentence

liberty

noun
  • They gave him the liberty to handle the problem himself.
  • The glory of the United States is liberty and the march of the mind.
    Bruce Fein, Baltimore Sun, 9 Aug. 2024
  • There is no ideal of liberty at the end of the tunnel here.
    Tyler Cowen Bloomberg Opinion (tns), Star Tribune, 16 Oct. 2020
  • Like the right to life, and liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
    John Archibald | Jarchibald@al.com, al, 4 June 2020
  • The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
    Molly Beck, Journal Sentinel, 19 Sep. 2022
  • Home to liberty, the pursuit of happiness and the most mass shootings in the world.
    Henrik Pettersson, CNN, 15 Feb. 2018
  • In the land of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness, that may trump all.
    Michael Smolens Columnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Oct. 2021
  • And that’s what this is all about -- with liberty and justice for all.
    Dallas News, 21 June 2020
  • This sparked an idea that scared him, one that could cost him his liberty: making a video game about the war.
    Facundo Iglesi, Wired, 12 Aug. 2021
  • Expand your mind, and take the liberty to follow your heart and your dreams.
    Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 16 Mar. 2024
  • The killer was at liberty for this brutal crime longer than Christy Mirack was on this earth alive.
    Alexia Fernandez, PEOPLE.com, 26 June 2018
  • The Crown's story is based in fact, but takes plenty of liberties, too.
    Chloe Foussianes, Town & Country, 8 Dec. 2019
  • All his dreams of liberty must be relegated to the world to come.
    Fitz Hugh Ludlow, Harper’s Magazine , 17 Aug. 2022
  • In memory of a worldwide hero for the cause of liberty.
    Deroy Murdock, National Review, 22 Dec. 2021
  • He’s turned his back on any fight for liberty and freedom.
    Max Greenwood, Miami Herald, 21 May 2024
  • The spirit of can-do, the spirit of … life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
    Gregory S. Schneider, Washington Post, 4 Oct. 2023
  • What about the liberty of the woman who doesn't want to carry a pregnancy to term?
    NBC News, 5 Dec. 2021
  • The main liberty we'll be concerned about won't involve a mask.
    Debra Hale-Shelton, Arkansas Online, 9 Aug. 2020
  • And now, the city is working to acquire the land from a private owner, with hopes that the sapling will stand for liberty once more.
    Tiana Woodard, BostonGlobe.com, 8 July 2023
  • Her own claim to such freedom—to move, to go to school, to feel the sun’s heat—connects with past struggles for liberty.
    Tiana Reid, The New York Review of Books, 20 June 2020
  • The law is always ready to catch at anything in favor of liberty.
    Timothy Sandefur, National Review, 12 Sep. 2019
  • That’s not something most teams have the liberty of doing.
    Aaron Heisen, oregonlive, 28 Aug. 2023
  • But the cocktail takes quite a few more creative liberties.
    Emily Heil, Washington Post, 30 Oct. 2023
  • Most cable and fiber plans hike their prices after the first two years, or at least maintain the liberty to do so.
    Sascha Segan, PCMAG, 4 May 2022
  • For many, the flag honors the sacrifices of those who fought for liberty and justice.
    Kristina Becvar, Orlando Sentinel, 1 July 2024
  • Life, liberty, and the pursuit of the horizon go even better with music.
    Henry Everingham, SPIN, 27 Feb. 2024
  • Once the group completes a choreographed dance sequence, Perry is squished flat by the top of a liberty bell.
    Ingrid Vasquez, Peoplemag, 12 July 2024
  • The national consensus prefers a loss of liberty over a loss of life.
    Andrew Cohen, CNN, 3 Feb. 2022
  • In addition to changing the spelling of Bradshaw's name to Sheryl, Kendrick took a few other creative liberties with the real actress' life.
    Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 22 Oct. 2024
  • The American Dream is deeply intertwined with the foundational principles of the U.S., namely the rights to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
    Jack Kelly, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024

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