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
Archie naturally resented her allusion to his penniless and dependent state.
From Clark's Field by Robert Herrick
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 Sue Petigru Bowen
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 Charlotte Mary Yonge
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 Moncure Daniel Conway
