independent
Example Sentences
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Mitchum has two sons—one who is 23 years old and financially independent and the other who is 20 and attends a state school that is paid for.
As an independent committee, the group is barred from coordinating with Mahan and his campaign.
From Los Angeles Times
The true death toll is difficult to verify, due to an internet blackout in Iran and the lack of independent reporting.
From BBC
After Ghana became independent in 1957, a wave of black intellectuals and artists moved there from the US.
From BBC
There’s still no independent commission tasked with sorting through the files or demanding accountability.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
