dependent state
Example Sentences
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It was hard, she said, to shake off the dependent state of being a prisoner.
From New York Times • Mar. 2, 2011
If his dependent state irked him, his hosts did not perceive it.
From Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 15 by Various
It does not, however, follow from this account, that there are no poor Quakers, or that members of this society are not born in a dependent state.
From A Portraiture of Quakerism, Volume 2 by Clarkson, Thomas
We did not make a proper use of last winter, neither could we, while we were in a dependent state.
From Writings of Thomas Paine — Volume 1 (1774-1779): the American Crisis by Conway, Moncure Daniel
He points out the dependent state of his country in Europe, and asks: 'What is Portugal?'
From The Actress in High Life An Episode in Winter Quarters by Bowen, Sue Petigru
