sojourner

Example Sentences

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Overall, that conservatively led to $106.1 million in lost wages for the metro, Sojourner estimates.

From Barron's • Jun. 25, 2026

Martin Van Buren, the first president to be born a U.S. citizen, spoke Dutch as his first language, as did Sojourner Truth.

From Salon • Feb. 12, 2026

Colvin said she had been inspired by the great anti-slavery campaigners Harriet Tubman and Sojourner Truth.

From BBC • Jan. 13, 2026

U.S. officials first announced in 2016 that a ship would be named for Milk, as well as for abolitionist Sojourner Truth, Chief Justice of the United States Earl Warren, Atty.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2025

Sojourner Truth, for instance, was still a slave.

From "Kindred" by Octavia Butler