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
As the feeling of enjoyment in action grows strong, the feeling of a dependent state of being, the feeling of being a messenger, grows weak.
From The Three Devils: Luther's, Milton's, and Goethe's With Other Essays by Masson, David
Their dependent state was an unnatural state, and when the reaction came, the torrent swept all before it.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 07, No. 44, June, 1861 Creator by Various
Indeed, this very word "own," which so long ago in our own tongue took to itself the symbol of possession, well exemplifies his dependent state.
From The Soul of the Far East by Lowell, Percival
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
