secede

Example Sentences

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It’s not that Greenlanders don’t want to secede from Denmark—they just don’t want to become a U.S. state in turn.

From Slate • Mar. 28, 2025

In 1896, barely seven years after statehood, some Eastern Washington residents were already looking to secede from their western counterparts.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 4, 2024

With Belgian support, the mineral-rich Katanga province was encouraged by Belgian mining interests to secede, and the white-dominated Force Publique, the Belgian colonial army, revolted.

From New York Times • Feb. 21, 2024

For more than 100 years, the townsfolk fought to keep it that way, once threatening to secede from California if it imposed addresses.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 22, 2024

Maryland, although it did not secede from the Union and join the Confederacy at the start of the Civil War, remained a hotbed of secessionists.

From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson