liberal

Example Sentences

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“The political climate that we’re in right now, the last thing we need to be doing is canceling Pride, especially from a liberal city like Long Beach,” Velez said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 2026

Big e-tailers can afford to offer liberal return policies, since they can absorb the cost more easily.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

“Rehnquist reinforced John’s preexisting philosophies,” said Paul Smith, now a prominent liberal Supreme Court litigator who clerked that same year for Justice Lewis Powell.

From Slate • May 7, 2026

The post-Cold War “end of history” era, a term popularized by political scientist Francis Fukuyama in 1989, was built around the idea that liberal democracy and the U.S.-led order had triumphed, Reid said.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 30, 2026

The second night, I applied a liberal dose of white liniment—Uncle Holt’s own concoction of hartshorn, arnica, witch hazel, camphor gum, eggs, and cider vinegar.

From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson