emancipate

Example Sentences

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“She’s a Black woman who found ways to liberate and emancipate herself in this society, in this world, on her own terms, and that’s what I take away from her legacy,” said Christovale.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 14, 2025

Bynes' home environment was so troubling that she attempted to emancipate from her parents when she was around 16 or 17.

From Salon • Mar. 23, 2024

Following the French Revolution, much of Western Europe began to emancipate their Jews—but by the mid-19th century, it became clear that the initial promise of emancipation had not brought about the dreamed-for safety.

From Slate • Dec. 10, 2023

How were you able to emancipate yourself from shame?

From New York Times • Dec. 6, 2023

The higher figure produces a total cost of about $140 million to emancipate the entire slave population in 1790.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis