bondage

Example Sentences

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He recounts marveling at the fall of the Berlin Wall and the collapse of communism, which released Eastern Europe from bondage and allowed his own country to emerge from the shadow of the Soviet Union.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 9, 2026

"Slavery-like conditions", as defined by Brazilian law, include debt bondage and work that violates human dignity.

From BBC • Dec. 24, 2024

It is well known that the 14th Amendment revolutionized our Constitution, changing a document that sanctioned bondage into one that promised liberation and equal citizenship.

From Slate • Apr. 19, 2024

People held in bondage didn't have any capital or individual rights and the federal government was the least of their problems — they were held against their will by private individuals.

From Salon • Dec. 29, 2023

In liberty or bondage, the African could not be separated from the American.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead