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

Degraded from the rank of allies, the Lazi were incessantly reminded, by words and actions, of their dependent state.

From History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 4 by Milman, Henry Hart

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

I am chiefly reconciled to leaving her, because I trust that in her enfeebled, dependent state, she may become influenced by Miss Charlecote and by you.’

From Hopes and Fears or, scenes from the life of a spinster by Yonge, Charlotte Mary