emancipate

Example Sentences

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“I’m,” she says, leaning in and speaking with a whisper, “emancipated now!”

From Los Angeles Times

Yet he didn’t emancipate the 123 people he enslaved until after his death, through his will.

From Washington Post

The bill is modeled on laws in New York and Oregon and would also extend records privacy to refugees, emancipated minors and people who have been granted asylum.

From Seattle Times

It also calls it “an amalgamation of cultures, times and ideas, emancipating them from the limits of regular classifications.”

From New York Times

“I Color Myself Different” is really about the emancipating power of self-love.

From Washington Post