abolitionist
Example Sentences
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His mother, who introduced him at age 5 to Walden Pond, was an abolitionist who ran a station on the Underground Railroad, for which he would act as a conductor.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026
What about critics who say the self-described police abolitionist should work closer with law enforcement to clean up the park, I told her.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 22, 2026
Introverted, romantic and intellectual, she read everything from Walter Scott and Jane Austen to abolitionist tracts and records of Senate debates.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 12, 2026
Which is why, despite my love of berries for birds and nectar for butterflies, I’m not a total turf abolitionist.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025
He had never been active in abolitionist circles up north but observing the monstrous system firsthand gave him thoughts he did not recognize.
From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
