independence

Example Sentences

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Your children will start school and gain more emotional and intellectual independence.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 10, 2026

Speaking to Talking Politics, Sir Keir said the events of the past two months had demonstrated why the UK needed to have "energy independence".

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

Clergy preached independence from their pulpits, framing liberty and equality as moral obligations.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

Few activists in the financial world have had comparable impact as the investor and activist David Webb—and fewer still have done so with such independence and analytical rigor.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

She loved music, and, like many teenagers, she longed for individuality and independence.

From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti