enslaved
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Ms. Brown has also set much of the Nunewaks’ music in Tut, a secret 18th-century language of the enslaved, which is pleasantly singable.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026
Father Hidalgo, the priest who raised the cry of independence in 1810, demanded that slave owners free the enslaved at once, “grant them the necessary freedom documents,” or risk the death penalty.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 2, 2026
Thomas and Jackson are both descendants of enslaved Americans.
From Slate ● Jul. 2, 2026
Her refusal to sugarcoat the interior and exterior lives of her characters, whether enslaved or traumatized by the past — by events in American history — was purposeful.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 2, 2026
In August, a large armed rebellion in Virginia led by an enslaved blacksmith named Gabriel is put down.
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
