self-rule

Example Sentences

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"The issue of self-rule is one of the major problems between the two sides."

From Barron's • Feb. 20, 2026

“I have no doubt in my mind,” he wrote, “that Burma cannot form part of India under Swaraj,” or self-rule.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026

As patriots readied for battle and loyalists clung to the British crown, Thomas Paine published “Common Sense,” a fiercely persuasive pamphlet that united Colonists to fight against monarchy in the name of self-rule.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 20, 2025

The book kicks off with the death of the mythical king to ask deeper questions about why people continue to struggle with the responsibility — and the power — that comes with self-rule.

From Salon • Jan. 5, 2025

Two men there, Salámán and Asál,804 have raised themselves to a higher level of self-rule.

From A Literary History of the Arabs by Nicholson, Reynold