inalienable

Example Sentences

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In Article I, the first section promises that “all people are by nature free and independent and have inalienable rights.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 24, 2026

Every person on this planet should be given the inalienable right to human dignity, with or without “the proper paperwork.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 20, 2026

But the auction was cancelled after the Indian Ministry of Culture issued a legal order calling the jewels the "inalienable religious and cultural heritage of India and the global Buddhist community".

From Barron's • Jan. 3, 2026

Our history is marked by many instances in which people’s inalienable rights have been violated or when they were targeted in spite of their adherence to and belief in our “civil religion.”

From Salon • Mar. 27, 2025

These were the inalienable rights of the immigrant.

From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee