secede

Example Sentences

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Al-Hijri and many Druze previously conciliatory toward Al-Sharaa were unconvinced and demanded to secede.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 21, 2025

He was a leader of the Freedom County movement that sought to secede from Snohomish County in the late 1990s.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 17, 2024

With Belgian support, the mineral-rich Katanga province was encouraged by Belgian mining interests to secede, and the white-dominated Force Publique, the Belgian colonial army, revolted.

From New York Times • Feb. 21, 2024

Decades ago, her optical nerve had begun to secede from the lining of her left eye.

From Slate • Jan. 27, 2024

We have heard them threaten to secede so often that I formed an enthusiastic organization— The American Friends for Texas Secession.

From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck