freed

Example Sentences

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This freed him to spend more time with his son.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

The circumstances of how they were freed are disputed.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

Sparta’s class of elite warriors were freed from ordinary work, their needs met by slaves.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

"Whatever one thinks of this flotilla... our nationals who took part in it must be treated with respect and freed as soon as possible," he wrote on X.

From BBC • May 20, 2026

The contradiction with the ideals of the American Revolution was part of it; some slaveholders freed their enslaved people afterward.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis