emancipate
Example Sentences
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“She’s a Black woman who found ways to liberate and emancipate herself in this society, in this world, on her own terms, and that’s what I take away from her legacy,” said Christovale.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 14, 2025
Bynes' home environment was so troubling that she attempted to emancipate from her parents when she was around 16 or 17.
From Salon • Mar. 23, 2024
Following the French Revolution, much of Western Europe began to emancipate their Jews—but by the mid-19th century, it became clear that the initial promise of emancipation had not brought about the dreamed-for safety.
From Slate • Dec. 10, 2023
How were you able to emancipate yourself from shame?
From New York Times • Dec. 6, 2023
Neither Jefferson nor his heirs could afford to emancipate anyone besides the children of Sally Hemings.
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
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