sovereign

Example Sentences

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Cuba will free 2,010 prisoners as part of a "humanitarian and sovereign gesture," it announced on Thursday, as it faces continued political pressure from the US.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

These include sovereign securities with tenors of more than one year and up to three years and those with tenors of more than 10 years and up to 25.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

The latter charge, comprising a breach of allegiance owed to a sovereign or state, was crucial because it was not subject to reprieve or commutation by the governor without consent of the Legislature.

From Slate • Apr. 2, 2026

It does not apply to persons who are not subject to US jurisdiction -- foreign diplomats, for example, and sovereign Native American tribes.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

Today they speak back, as individuals and as sovereign nations, against ongoing trauma and the consequences of conquest and terminal narratives.

From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz