Example Sentences

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Ma Naw Phaw had just started secondary school when Myanmar's military overthrew the democratically elected government in February 2021.

From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026

"Throughout the proceedings, we have consistently maintained the position that the debate over how to achieve climate targets must take place within the political process through democratically elected parliaments," the group added in a statement.

From Barron's • Mar. 23, 2026

The patch of bus-stop snow that’s turned the color of weak coffee, shared democratically with a pack of teenage boys wearing basketball shorts under their puffer coats.

From Salon • Mar. 1, 2026

Its supporters portray it as a technocratic, “content neutral” measure to ensure democratically enacted EU member states’ laws are applied justly.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026

The soldiers’ job was to reinstate the country’s democratically elected government, in the process stripping power from the junta—a government composed of military leaders—whose corrupt and cruel reign had gone on for three years.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French