secession

Example Sentences

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Indulge a certain inner calm, then, when watching Canada’s secession politics.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026

Downtown #Aden, where crowds have been calling for secession from #Yemen and solidarity with STC leader Aidarous Al Zubaidi.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 20, 2026

"The public mobilization we see in Catalonia inspires us," she told AFP, referring to the northeastern region of Spain that mounted a secession bid in 2017.

From Barron's • Oct. 30, 2025

The South Carolina secession convention declared the state was leaving the Union because northerners “have denounced as sinful the institution of slavery.”

From Slate • Sep. 24, 2025

“Don’t you dare say I have no sympathy! To say that secession is not the only way to security does not mean I don’t have sympathy!”

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie