dependent state

Example Sentences

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It was hard, she said, to shake off the dependent state of being a prisoner.

From New York Times • Mar. 2, 2011

Archie naturally resented her allusion to his penniless and dependent state.

From Clark's Field by Herrick, Robert

If his dependent state irked him, his hosts did not perceive it.

From Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 15 by Various

We did not make a proper use of last winter, neither could we, while we were in a dependent state.

From Writings of Thomas Paine — Volume 1 (1774-1779): the American Crisis by Conway, Moncure Daniel

Annexation or confiscation are not compatible with our relations with this little dependent state.

From A Journey through the Kingdom of Oude, Volumes I & II by Sleeman, William