emancipate

Example Sentences

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Proceeds from the auction are intended to finance a memorial garden honoring Mr. Mandela, who dedicated most of his life to emancipating South Africa from white minority rule, the organizers said.

From New York Times

“About 1,200 kids a year emancipate from foster care,” she says.

From Los Angeles Times

In it, Linda, a character meant to represent the newly emancipated woman, states, “I love Medea more than Creusa,” the latter being the princess for whom Jason leaves Medea.

From Los Angeles Times

After the Civil War, despite their loss, former slave owners continued to brutalize and terrify emancipated Black Americans.

From Salon

“The German musical has emancipated itself from its American role models in a clever, mature and very Berlin way,” the paper’s critic, Hellmut Kotschenreuther, wrote.

From New York Times