freethinking

Example Sentences

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Holding on to a “Wordsworthian sense of wonder” when everyone else is doing the opposite—that’s real freethinking.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 23, 2026

It was only through the work of journalism . . . that he began his long transformation into a proud liberal, outspoken feminist and freethinking agnostic.

From Salon • Aug. 20, 2024

He read the works of Black authors and, influenced by his father’s freethinking, embraced his family’s commitment to social justice.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 25, 2023

Alaska is a place apart, both physically and in the minds of its many freethinking residents.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 2, 2023

She did not mean to say that she was right and he was wrong; she had, after all, grown up in the freethinking atmosphere of Maer, where all sides were openly discussed.

From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman